UNCW Students react to hidden camera in Pelican Hall bathroom

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — UNCW Students are shocked after a hidden recording device was found inside a bathroom in a University of North Carolina Wilmington residence hall.

The discovery prompted a campus-wide search of other residential bathrooms.

According to the university, a student discovered an unknown recording device inside a single-occupancy bathroom in Pelican Hall Tuesday night and reported it to residence hall staff. Staff then notified university police.

Campus police confiscated the device. It remains unclear whether anyone was recorded or how long the device may have been in the bathroom.

Police searched the other bathrooms in Pelican Hall for additional devices. The university also began searching bathrooms in other residence halls across campus.

Freshman Alex Love, who discovered the device, described finding it while getting ready to shower.

Love said the device was a black object connected to a white extension cord. He also noticed blue and red lights blinking near one of its USB ports.

Freshman Hailey Glinski, who lives across the hall from the bathroom, said the discovery has left students on the floor feeling uneasy.

Glinski said other students who regularly use the bathroom have also expressed concern about the incident.

The university confirmed that a residential student was identified as the owner of the device and removed from Pelican Hall Tuesday. The student was then removed from campus Wednesday.

The university says student safety remains its highest priority.