“Former UT Women's Track manager jailed” |
| Former UT Women's Track manager jailed Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:31 AM PST Updated: Friday, 12 Nov 2010, 10:28 AM CST AUSTIN (KXAN) - Police arrested a former equipment manager for the University of Texas Women's Track & Field / Cross Country team Thursday night and charged him with improper photography or visual recording, a state jail felony. UT Police Department investigators confiscated a home laptop computer and memory cards from Rene Zamora's house in September, according to Senior Associate Athletics Director Nick Voinis. Those items allegedly had imagery of two former and seven current female student athletes. "We are shocked and angry that an individual who outwardly comported himself as a trusted employee allegedly took advantage of both his position and access," said UT Women's Athletics Director Christine Plonsky . "Once we became aware of the situation, we took immediate action and have been fully cooperating with legal authorities. There is no adequate means of describing our regret and dismay at this news." UT officials began their investigation after a team member accused Zamora of trying to record her as she showered at the team facility after a road competition on Sept. 3. The team member allegedly confronted Zamora, who she said fled the scene. The victim told UT Athletics officials about the alleged incident the evening of Sept. 7 - following the Labor Day holiday - and that's what sparked the investigation on Sept. 8. Voinis said Athletics officials and UT police met with Zamora to question him about the alleged incident, and he received a verbal suspension from his job that same day. His official resignation came on Sept. 10, just two days after the investigation began. Officials said the investigation included a forensic examination of Zamora's home computer, data recovery, identification of potential victims and interviews with victims. Zamora has also been barred from future employment at the University of Texas . "UT Women's Athletics has a reputation for providing a fully supportive and protective environment for our student-athletes and staff," said Plonsky. "Since this situation came to light, we have marshaled all of our resources with appropriate personnel to review measure and safeguards associated with facilities dedicated to our sports teams." Plonsky added that counseling and other support services for the victims has been available. Zamora began his association with UT Athletics in 1999 as a part-time undergraduate student assistant and became a full-time events and equipment employee on Sept. 1, 2006. Zamora's mandatory criminal background check at the time was "clear," and there was no indication of criminal activity prior to his assuming full-time status, according to Athletics officials. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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