Omaha teacher arrested for filming underage girl showering

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Published: Jan. 8, 2020 at 9:08 PM CST
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No students have been identified as potential victims of a Westgate Elementary teacher arrested earlier this week, the Douglas County Attorney said Wednesday.

Omaha Police booked Michael Reilly on nine counts, including six linked to child pornography, on Tuesday. He is listed as a sixth-grade teacher at Westgate Elementary School in the Westside Community School District. He is now on administrative leave.

He is accused of recording an underage girl as she showered and dressed has been arrested on suspicion of having and manufacturing child pornography, as well as unlawful intrusion.

The 42-year-old was arrested Tuesday after a protection order was granted to a woman who said she found videos of the girl on his cell phone.

Douglas County Attorney Don Klein told our sister station WOWT 6 News on Wednesday that no students had been identified as potential victims, but that the investigation is ongoing.

Formal charges did not appear in online court records by Wednesday afternoon.