The attorney for an Evergreen High School teacher who’s accused of inappropriately filming females, including students, with his phone told jurors that there’s no proof his client shot the images.
Opening statements in Matthew Morasch’s trial began Tuesday afternoon in Clark County Superior Court. He faces one count of voyeurism and two counts of attempted voyeurism for allegedly trying to take photos and video up the dresses of a 14-year-old girl in his class, an unidentified female student and unidentified female at the Battle Ground Goodwill store. The alleged incidents occurred in April and June 2015.
His attorney, Alan Harvey, argued that Morasch — a freshman science teacher who was in his 10th year with the school district — often carried his phone in class and that students would use it to take selfies and photos with him. He also said it’s possible Morasch could have accidentally bumped the phone, activating its camera.
Deputy Prosecutor Luka Vitasovic told the jury that several students saw what they believed to be Morasch filming the lower half of another student who was seated at a table where students were working on final projects. The girl was reportedly wearing a dress.
