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Harper student charged with taping in bathroom

Christopher Byers is charged with videotaping in a Harper College women’s bathroom. (Provided by Harper College)

A 21-year-old Harper College student is charged with hiding in a bathroom stall and videotaping women on campus with his cell phone.

Christopher Byers, of Elk Grove Village, was arrested Wednesday after a woman reported he was using his cell phone to videotape in a women’s bathroom. He stands charged with one felony count of unauthorized videotaping, and was released Thursday after posting $200 bond.

Harper police found Byers in a stall inside a Building D bathroom on the Palatine campus after receiving the report, officials said. At that time, he admitted to officers he used his cell phone to videotape several women under the stall partition.

As a condition of Byers’ bond, a judge ordered he cannot return to Harper’s campus, according to Harper spokesman Phil Burdick.

School administrators are waiting for a full police report before deciding if there will be any action against Byers, Burdick said. That could include probation or expulsion.

Administrators will also wait for that report before deciding if any safety or privacy measures at the school should be reexamined, Burdick said.

“The safety of our students is always our primary concern,” he said. “It’s a very serious incident, no question about it. We absolutely want to take every step to make sure our students’ safety and privacy is protected.”

Byers is scheduled to appear in court next on Nov. 27.

Freelance reporter George Houde contributed.