Ocala 5th-grade teacher accused of taking upskirt photos during recess

A fifth-grade teacher at Ocala Christian Academy was arrested after he was accused of taking photographs up the skirt of a student during recess last week, according to the police department.In a release, police said they first received a report about the incident on Tuesday from concerned parents, who said it happened on Friday.Police identified the teacher as 34-year-old Joel Gould.“A witness told police they saw Gould hold his phone underneath a student’s skirt while the student stood on a picnic table beside him,” the release reads. “The student later reported feeling something touch her leg several times and realized it was Gould’s phone with the camera pointed upward.”After hearing this information, police said they interviewed Gould, who admitted to taking photographs underneath the child’s skirt.As a result, Gould was arrested and now faces a charge of digital voyeurism — upgraded to a second-degree felony due to his position of authority over the student.Detectives are also co