By msnbc.com staff and nbcnewyork.com
Somerset Co. Prosecutor's Office / AP
Patrick J. Lott, of Somerville, N.J., an assistant principal at a public middle school, allegedly secretly video recorded teenage boys in the shower at Immaculata High School in Somerville for nearly three years.
BENARDSVILLE, N.J. -- A middle school assistant principal has quit his job after being jailed?on accusations?of secretly video recording?teenage boys at?a Catholic high school where he volunteered as a coach, officials said?Saturday.
Patrick Lott, 54,?submitted his letter of resignation dated Jan. 27 from his job?at Bernardsville Middle School, and the Somerset Hills Regional School District board accepted it Thursday, Superintendent Peter Miller told?The Star-Ledger newspaper.
Lott allegedly recorded 22 boys showering, including nine under age 16, beginning in January 2008 at Immaculata High School in Somerville, where he was a basketball coach and a volunteer,?the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office says.
Authorities have not commented on how Lott?allegedly?installed?cameras at the high school.
Lott, also?active in local and county politics,?is the former chairman of?the Somerville Republican Committee.
Video recordings were recovered from his home before his?Dec. 23 arrest, officials said.
The school district placed him on unpaid?leave from his $120,000-a-year job on Jan. 9.
He remains jailed on?$500,000 bail in Somerset County jail.
NBCNewYork.com contributed to this story.
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