Detroit — A Jesuit priest who formerly taught chemistry at University of Detroit Jesuit High School was charged Sept. 29 in connection to an alleged videotaping inside the locker room of the school’s hockey team 15 years ago.

Fr. Richard James Kurtz, 69, who two years ago pled guilty to molesting a U-D Jesuit student during a trip to Colorado in 2001, now faces new charges of producing, possessing and transporting child pornography. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Fr. Kurtz videotaped players “changing in the locker room after games during the 1998-1999 hockey season.”

According to a statement from current U-D Jesuit president Fr. Karl J. Kiser, SJ, evidence was discovered in 2012 by the Jesuits’ Chicago-Detroit Province and promptly given to law enforcement agents.

“The safety and well-being of our students is of primary importance to all of us at U of D Jesuit. We do not tolerate any form of abuse at the school, and we absolutely do not support any efforts to protect abusers,” Fr. Kiser’s statement said.

The Chicago-Detroit Province issued its own statement Sept. 29, saying it was aware of the new charges and had cooperated fully in the investigation.

Fr. Kurtz has not been involved in public ministry since his removal in 2001. He is currently serving a 10-year-to-life sentence due to his guilty plea in 2012.

The Jesuit Province’s Office of Victim Advocacy can be reached at (773) 975-6363.