A college student in North Carolina was arrested after he allegedly filmed himself and a classmate during a sexual encounter and shared the footage in his fraternity’s Snapchat group chat.
Alexander Michael Evanoff was arrested on October 19 and has been charged with two counts of felony secret peeping and disclosure of private images, including sexual conduct and “naked human parts,” according to the Charlotte Observer.
Police claimed Evanoff, 19, used his cell phone to film himself and a woman while they were in her dorm room at the University of North Carolina on September 19, according to an affidavit viewed by the outlet.
Later that day, Evanoff posted the video of the encounter in a Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity Snapchat group chat. The group chat contained 32 members, according to a warrant viewed by the Charlotte Observer.
Authorities became aware of the incident when two people reported seeing the video in the group chat.
The woman in the video later learned of the recording, and she reportedly told police that she confronted Evanoff about it. He then allegedly told her that he shared the video to “appear cool.”
After Evanoff was confronted, he “reportedly responded affirmatively and apologized,” according to the affidavit.
Evanoff later spoke to investigators and “admitted to recording and distributing the video without requesting [the woman’s] permission and acknowledged that its distribution would be embarrassing and humiliating to her.”
He also allegedly told detectives that he never asked for the woman’s permission to film their sexual encounter or to share it.
After Evanoff was arrested, UNC Charlotte issued a statement revealing Evanoff “is not currently enrolled at the University.”
“The alleged conduct in this case, if true, is reprehensible. It is not what we expect or will tolerate from members of our campus community,” university officials told the Charlotte Observer. “All of our cases are evaluated in accordance with applicable university policies. Any student who breaks the law is not only responsible for criminal charges, but may also be subject to the University’s disciplinary process, which includes sanctions up to and including expulsion.”
Evanoff has since been released from custody after he posted a $10,000 bond, according to court and jail records. He is next scheduled to appear in court for a probable cause hearing on November 5.
It is not currently clear whether Evanoff has entered a plea or retained legal counsel following his arrest. The UNC Charlotte Police Department did not immediately respond to Us’ request for comment regarding updates in the case.
