Former Celina ISD student faces felony charges over locker room photos
A former Celina ISD student is facing felony charges after allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material and secretly photographing students in a Celina High School locker room.
The case marks the second known incident involving secret recordings in a Celina school locker room in less than a year, raising new questions among families about student safety and the district's efforts to protect students.
Celina police announced Thursday that the juvenile suspect was taken into custody for allegedly obtaining child sexual abuse material online.
Investigators also found four additional images on the juvenile's phone showing six students inside a Celina High School locker room. The photos were taken during the 2025-2026 school year, according to police.
The latest case has brought renewed concern for families still dealing with the fallout from a separate investigation involving former Celina Middle School football coach and teacher Caleb Elliott.
Attorney Quentin Brogdon, who represents 19 families whose children were victims of secret recordings allegedly made by Elliott, said the latest allegations have reopened painful memories.
"This is kind of a PTSD moment for our clients who are looking at this, saying, 'Wow, here we go again.' It seems like the same old, same old," Brogdon said.
Elliott and his father, Bill Elliott, who was the head football coach and athletic director at the time, were both removed from their positions by the district last October. Caleb Elliott now faces multiple state and federal charges.
Brogdon said families have contacted him with questions about whether the newest case could be connected to the previous investigation.
"Many of these families have reached out to us with questions about what is going on with this newest reported incident, and whether it may somehow connect or touch upon what happened with their sons. And so a lot of what's going on here is fear of the unknown," Brogdon said.
Celina police say the two cases are not connected. Investigators also say there is no evidence that anyone else was involved in the latest case.
Celina ISD said in a statement that it fully cooperated with the investigation and takes student privacy and safety seriously.
"CISD will not stand for anything that compromises the privacy or dignity of our students, and we remain steadfast in our duty to protect and care for every child entrusted to us," the district said.
Police say the families of all six students photographed have been notified.
Still, Brogdon said the latest allegations raise broader concerns about the protections in place for students in school locker rooms.
"…whether this is part of a pattern, this district is setting the bar so low on the protections in place for the young boys and girls in their locker rooms that these kinds of things should be foreseen to be occurring," Brogdon said.
The juvenile suspect faces six counts of invasive visual recording, each of which is a state jail felony.
