A York County man pleaded guilty today to secretly recording women undressing in a Franklin & Marshall College dorm room.

John James Riley, of York Township, pleaded guilty June 17 to 19 counts of intercepting communications, 19 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, two counts of possession of an instrument of crime with intent and 19 counts of invasion of privacy.

Judge Dennis Reinaker will sentence Riley after a 90-day presentence investigation has been completed.

Riley, 20, hid a camera in multiple locations within the shower area of the bathroom in a women’s dorm room between September and November 2023, amassing more than 1,000 separate recordings of numerous victims in various stages of nudity as well as private conversations, which he later told police he used for sexual gratification.

None of the 19 victims identified in the videos consented to being recorded by Riley, who was an F&M student at the time.

Female students eventually found the camera and turned it over to F&M Public Safety, who in turn provided it to police.  

In submitting his guilty plea, Riley told the court he did not dispute the Commonwealth’s allegations of his actions.

Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa prosecuted the case.

Lancaster City Bureau of Police Officer Jared Snader filed the charges.