A 21-year-old UCF student is facing voyeurism charges after police say he videotaped teen cheerleaders inside a bathroom at the CFE Arena on Wednesday evening.

But could a poorly written police report have helped this accused child sex offender get out of jail on bond?

  • Jonathan Justin Hui, 21, charged with video voyeurism of minors
  • Hui videotaped juvenile cheerleaders in CFE Arena bathroom, cops say
  • Police say he tried to delete videos off his cell phone

Police say Jonathan Justin Hui, 21, an international and global studies major, hid in a bathroom stall and slipped his cell phone underneath the stall to capture video of at least three girls with their pants down.

The girls were attending a cheerleading camp on campus.

Some of the girls saw what he was doing and yelled at him, and Hui ran out of the restroom and fled, an arrest affidavit said. The coach of the cheerleading camp ran after him.

Tristan Payton, a UCF wide receiver who was nearby, joined the chase. Payton caught Hui, took his phone and held him until police arrived, they said.

“I'm thrilled that you guys decided that this wasn’t going to happen on our campus,” UCF Police Chief Richard Beary said. "That’s the attitude that we need and the help we need as law enforcement to keep our communities safe."

Police say Hui tried to delete the videos of the girls, but was not successful.

“Without them getting involved, we would not have had the key evidence that we needed to make the arrest,” Beary said.

UCF Police say he is facing multiple charges for video voyeurism of minors, lewd and lascivious behavior and possession of obscene material with the intent to sell. According to the arrest affidavit, he admitted to taking the videos and said he thought it was funny.

But that same document shows some startling errors.

The 16-year-old victims are defined as "children," yet Hui’s felony charges for video voyeurism are for victims at least 19 years old - adults.

We asked the UCF Police Chief about the inconsistency and he said it’s a typo. But that same typo now appears on court documents that were used to set Hui’s $5,950 bond.

Hui never stood before a judge and was able to bond out of jail just eight hours and two minutes after being booked.

Meanwhile, UCF Police said this is an ongoing investigation and they are awaiting a judge’s approval for a warrant to conduct a search of Hui’s dorm on campus.

“As you know, [in] a lot of these cases they delete the information so fast, we can’t recover it,” Beary said.

So far, police have identified three teenage victims out of multiple videos, but said the investigation is ongoing and more charges could be filed. Officials at the Orange County Jail said it is possible Hui could be remanded back into custody to face more accurate charges.

Hui has no prior criminal record. Officials said that Hui is banned from UCF and added that they have eyes across campus making sure he doesn’t come back.