A Fort Rucker soldier was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of indecent recordings.
Sergeant Major Joshua Prescott, 42, struck a plea deal after he was accused of secretly recording family and guests, including a nude, underage female, in his home bathroom in 2024.
The Enterprise Police Department and the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division investigated the claims. They found a hidden camera in the guest bathroom of Prescott's home. Videos of female house guests in various stages of undress were also saved. Investigators further found that Prescott secretly recorded a house guest as she showered when he lived in Colorado.
Prescott was charged with production of child pornography, attempted production of child pornography, three specifications of indecent recordings and attempted indecent recording.
As part of the plea deal, all charges except two for indecent recordings were dismissed. Upon his release, he will have to register as a sex offender.
"It is unfortunate that the victims had some of their most private moments video recorded without their consent, one of the victims was of the most vulnerable in our community, an underage female. It was an egregious violation of trust and privacy, but today's outcome demonstrates that the military judicial system will penetrate the rank of the offender to seek justice," said Major Morghan Beaudoin, prosecutor, Third Circuit, Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. "Hopefully, today's outcome will also allow the victims to gather some level of closure for their traumatic experiences."
Prescott, who was an unmanned aircraft systems repairer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment, was also sentenced to a reduction in rank to E-1. He will serve his confinement at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.
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