Former Anne Arundel Community College student given probation in ‘Peeping Tom’ case

A former Anne Arundel Community College student who installed a camera on a toilet in a women’s bathroom at the school’s Arnold campus was sentenced to three years’ probation Wednesday.

Tsague Georges Albert Tadonki Jr., 20, was arrested in February after a faculty member lifted a toilet seat and noticed a recording device and battery bank.

He was initially charged with 24 misdemeanors related to conducting visual surveillance of another person in a private place without their consent, including Peeping Tom and visual surveillance with prurient intent, court records show. He pleaded guilty to eight of those charges.

Police at the time said there was evidence the device recorded eight women exposed on the toilet.

Tadonki, who has been under house arrest recently, appeared in court Wednesday with his parents. His attorney, David H. Moyse, presented the judge with a sealed psychological evaluation about Tadonki’s mental health and said in court that his client had autism.

Moyse said Tadonki had “very strong family involvement” and was receiving psychological treatment four times each week.

None of the victims in the case wanted to participate in his sentencing, Moyse said.

District Court Judge Thomas Miller III said Tadonki must continue his treatment as a condition of his probation. He warned Tadonki against committing the same offenses.

“If this happens again, sir, I’m just telling you ...” Miller said.

“Enough is enough,” he said later. “I understand you’ve got some issues going on. But you’re going to fix this. Now.”

Miller warned that if Tadonki violated his probation, he would sentence him to at least five years in prison and that he would not recommend parole.

A spokesperson for Anne Arundel Community College confirmed that Tadonki was not enrolled there.

Alicia Renehan, the college spokesperson, said in an email that there was no evidence of additional recording devices.

“AACC remains committed to maintaining a safe environment for the entire college community,” she wrote.

Tadonki studied civil engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, and was charged in a “similar incident” in 2023, he told police when he was being investigated.

Online court records show that he pleaded guilty in Prince George’s County Circuit Court to two counts of conducting visual surveillance in a private area. Circuit Judge Leo E. Green Jr. granted Tadonki probation before judgment on Oct. 7, 2025, a special plea that doesn’t count as a conviction as long as the person successfully completes their probation.

That case was reopened shortly after Tadonki was arrested in February. Moyse said his client had been regularly checking in with Green as the Anne Arundel County case proceeded.

Tadonki spent about three months in jail after his arrest. He was ordered to pay $100 in court costs.

The Banner’s Alex Mann contributed to this report.