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A high-ranking Rutgers University dean is in hot water after being busted for filming pervy \u201cupskirt\u201d videos, New Jersey\u2019s top cop announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Kohut, 51, who works as the dean of research at the university\u2019s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy for allegedly filming salacious \u201cupskirt\u201d videos, according to a joint press release from state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice.<\/p>\n

Kohut \u201cis alleged to have used his mobile phone to record \u2018upskirt\u2019 videos without his victim\u2019s knowledge,\u201d Davenport said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn invasion of privacy like this is not just disturbing, it is also a criminal act. We will prosecute accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five devices belonging to Kohut were seized after a search warrant was executed Monday following an investigation \u2014 where videos of an unidentified person\u2019s \u201cundergarment-clade intimate parts\u201d were found on one of his devices during a forensic review, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n

The NJ Attorney General\u2019s office was unable to comment on whether Kohut targeted students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the criminal complaint indicates that Kohut and the victim may have known each other in some capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident took place in New Brunswick City in Middlesex County, where one of the three regional Rutgers campuses is located, according to the complaint.\u00a0The New Brunswick campus is also home to the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.<\/p>\n

Rutgers said it \u201cplaced Josh Kohut on administrative leave after being informed of the extremely disturbing charges,\u201d in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe research dean is also banned from campus pending the outcome of an investigation,\u201d the university added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kohut, who lives in the affluent Garden State township of Cranbury, is currently on paid leave, the university confirmed to The Post.<\/p>\n

The educator faces up to 18 months behind bars and a fine up to $10,000 if convicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was released on bail, court documents indicate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The university announced Kohut\u2019s appointment as dean in January 2025 and said he would be \u201can active member of the Executive Dean\u2019s leadership team.\u201d <\/p>\n

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He has a longstanding history with Rutgers, first attending the school as a graduate student roughly 28 years ago \u2014 and later becoming a professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences.<\/p>\n

Kohut \u201chas experienced the university in many capacities: student, staff, faculty, and administrator,\u201d the release said at the time.<\/p>\n

The NJ Attorney General\u2019s office and DCJ are encouraging any potential victims to come forward with information.<\/p>\n

If you or anyone you know may have been a victim of this defendant you may contact the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety at: Lt. Jon Norcia 609-780-5449 or NorciaJ@njdcj.org.<\/em><\/p>\n

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