A 50-year-old Central Florida detention deputy was arrested for unlawfully accessing video footage of nude inmates outside his scope of authority.
Between May 15 and June 9, 2024, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives determined that Robert Creel, Jr. viewed video footage of nude female inmates outside his assigned responsibilities.
Creel, Jr. accessed these videos without a valid law enforcement purpose, repeatedly rewinding and reviewing the footage.
“This behavior is a gross violation of trust and an overstep of access that will not be tolerated,” said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. “This man’s actions are a disgrace to the badge, exploiting his position to prey on individuals in vulnerable situations.”
The unauthorized access was discovered on June 11, 2024. Creel, Jr. was placed on administrative leave without pay on June 12, 2024, while detectives conducted a thorough investigation.
The investigation led to Creel, Jr.’s arrest on August 2nd. He was taken into custody without incident. Creel, Jr. will be terminated from his position at HCSO.
Robert Creel, Jr. is now charged with Engage Audio/Video Surveillance By Accessing Computer/Electronic Device Without Authority (x11).
Creel, Jr. was hired in December 2002 and had no prior disciplinary history.
This is an active and ongoing investigation, according to local law enforcement.
The Department of Detention Services is comprised of a 4,947 bed jail system that is responsible for the housing, custody, and care of all persons incarcerated in Hillsborough County. The Orient Road Jail is the primary receiving facility, providing booking, processing, and detention services for over 27 different law enforcement agencies. It also furnishes the secure component of the Juvenile Assessment Center, a centralized processing center for adolescents taken into custody in Hillsborough County. The Orient Road Jail consists of Central Booking, Intake and Housing Operations, Central Breath testing Unit, Juvenile Assessment Center, Inmate Property, Inmate Records and Classification, and the Detention Programs Bureau which is comprised of House Arrest, Criminal Registration Unit, Hillsborough Re-Entry Center, Inmate Treatment and Intervention Services, Adult Education, Religious Services, and Misdemeanor Probation.
With a rated capacity of 3,300 and encompassing 142 acres, the Falkenburg Road Jail is one of the largest direct supervision facilities in the country. Educational and vocational programs including culinary arts, sewing, GED, domestic violence, and substance abuse are offered to eligible inmates. It is also the site of the Video Visitation Center which serves inmates at both facilities. Third party contractors are used to provide inmate medical, food, and commissary services.
Well that’s the behavior expected out of Hillsborough county law enforcement. Shoot. You should see the ones that was switching drugs in the FDLE LAB. THATS ONLY ONES THEY XAIGHT. Imagine the bottom of the iceberg and how jobs thstnpayb35 to 45k a year before tax are allowing for purchases of homes over 500k and 80k suburbans. Yeah exactly. If I had 20 million of stuff at my willy I’d nilly some cut into it also. Or just snatch it up altogether and play stupid . That’s what’s happening folks. Not just there. Its a true battlefield. They pull peeps over take there good and let them go. Port Orange has done so twice with fentanyl possession of a gram or so. I know. It was me but I seen it
So you get shit right before ill clap that you caught a dick jacker looking at them hoes . Its not cool but like I said we come to expect such from Hillsborough. Tighten up.