NORWICH – A complaint yesterday by Norwich School District officials resulted in a police investigation and the subsequent arrest of high school teaching assistant and swimming coach Jonathan L. Aikins.

Aikins, 28, was taken into custody at his residence – without incident – at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. He was charged with second degree unlawful surveillance, a class E felony.

“At approximately 1:45 p.m., school administrators alerted the Norwich Police to an audio/visual recording device that was found in a locker room at the Norwich High School on Midland Drive,” stated Police Chief Joseph Angelino, who added the investigation determined there were people present in the girl’s locker room at the time.

Aikins was arraigned in front of City Judge James Downey and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of $1,000 bail. He will re-appear in Norwich City Court on Tuesday during the morning session, added police.