Warrant: ‘Recording device’ left in girls locker room in Texas, superintendent arrested - KXAN.com

Joshua Goen, representation connected near from video archive (Nexstar), representation connected close from Gaines County Jail

by: James Clark

Posted: Dec 7, 2022 / 02:53 PM CST

Updated: Dec 7, 2022 / 02:53 PM CST

SEAGRAVES, Texas — An apprehension warrant provided caller details Wednesday day connected the accusations starring to the apprehension of School Superintendent Joshua Neil Goen, 43, of Seagraves.

Goen was arrested Monday, according to officials. The FBI and different instrumentality enforcement agencies searched his location Tuesday. He was charged with Invasive Visual Recording – which is simply a authorities jailhouse felony.

The warrant said Gaines County sheriff’s deputies were called to the Seagraves High School successful mid-November.

“A integer signaling instrumentality had been recovered and removed from the visiting girl’s locker room,” the warrant said. The schoolhouse information video was past reviewed.

“Superintendent Joshua Neil Goen … enters the locker country from the hallway but is not seen leaving,” the warrant said. The aforesaid information camera past showed a girl’s hoops squad showing up for a game.

The archetypal signaling instrumentality which was recovered successful the locker country was examined, according to the warrant. Three videos were examined; the archetypal showed an bare locker room, and the 2nd 1 showed a girls’ squad entering.

“The 3rd video is interrupted by the instrumentality being unplugged,” the warrant said. Other videos connected the retention paper of the instrumentality showed Goen, the warrant said.

“Goen was positively identified by [an] FBI Special Agent…,” the warrant said.

“The signaling instrumentality was placed successful a changing country with the intent to grounds radical without their consent,” the warrant said.

Previous Coverage

• Seagraves authoritative arrested: Invasive Visual Recording
• Seagraves Superintendent location searched by FBI, different agencies
• Seagraves ISD Superintendent connected administrative permission for FBI investigation

Officials antecedently said Goen was informed of the probe connected November 22. On November 28, officials publically said Goen was placed connected administrative leave.

EverythingLubbock.com reached retired to schoolhouse officials Tuesday for an update. If the Seagraves ISD provides caller information, we volition past supply updated coverage.