Jayson Barker was booked on 11 counts of voyeurism after Wilmington police say a Wilmington College player spotted someone in the ceiling above the women’s soccer locker room Tuesday night. He later posted bail after being held on a $22,000 cash or surety bond, and the case now moves to Clinton County Municipal Court.
Scheve Athletic Center call
Police were called to the Scheve Athletic Center around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday after the player saw someone overhead. Campus safety officers detained Barker until police arrived, and college security told investigators that 11 girls were changing in the locker room when they saw someone holding a phone emerge from the ceiling.
A flash also suggested that a photo or video was being taken. That detail is the difference between a suspicion and a criminal file that can expand as detectives review the device and any other evidence tied to the arrest.
Barker’s phone and claim
According to the affidavit, Barker said he was above the drop ceiling reading the Bible on his phone and did not take any pictures. He also said he sometimes goes up there to read on his phone and then turns it off before going back to work. The phone was confiscated for evidence just before police arrived at the jail.
That statement sits directly against what college security reported seeing. If investigators find photo or video files, the case could stay at 11 voyeurism counts or grow beyond that as police sort through the phone and any related material.
Scioto and campus response
Barker was a custodian employed by Scioto, a third-party vendor, not by Wilmington College itself. The college severed ties with Scioto on Wednesday and said it is providing counseling services to the affected students.
He also told police while en route to the jail that he had an unloaded shotgun in his car parked at the college. For students and staff, the immediate practical change is simple: the vendor connection is over, and the investigation is still active while detectives review evidence for any additional charges.
His next court appearance is set for Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. in Clinton County Municipal Court. The legal answer now turns on what the phone and the rest of the evidence show.
