A family counselor is accused of secretly placing cameras to record patients and staff using the bathroom at his Quakertown office. Last week, municipal police arrested Jonathan Elliot Moyer, 54, of District Township.

            Moyer faces one felony count each of interception of oral communications and possession of a device for interception of oral communications, according to information posted on the Bucks County District Attorney's CrimewatchPA page. Law enforcement officials also charged him with six misdemeanor counts for invasion of privacy and one count of possession of an instrument of crime on March 6.

            Law enforcement officials have identified four victims. However, investigators believe that additional victims and additional violations will be uncovered following an analysis of the numerous seized items.

            Authorities identified Moyer's areas of practice as drug and alcohol, anxiety, parent-child interaction and family sessions. Moyer – who was listed as the office's program director in the office in Quakertown, and at an office at 20 North Front St., in Bally – has been removed from the office's website. The Quakertown office has been permanently closed.

            In early March, a detective from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office claims to have received information that someone located an electronic storage device at the Empower Life Coaching & Counseling, LLC. The device contained video of a man – later identified as Moyer – setting up a recording device in his Quakertown office, located at 523 West Broad St. The device also allegedly included several other videos showing females using the bathroom, according to information posted on the website.

            On Tuesday, March 4, the witness who found the micro-SD card confirmed that Moyer was the individual in the video, showing him setting up what appeared to be a hidden camera, secretly situated directly across from the toilet, according to the website.

            At 2:40 p.m., investigators simultaneously executed search warrants at both offices and Moyer's home. When detectives contacted Moyer at the Quakertown office, he attempted to use the bathroom but was denied.

            At the Quakertown office, law enforcement officials claim to have discovered Moyer in possession of a black charging block and a key fob later discovered to be a covert digital video recorder/camera with a micro-SD card. They also allegedly identified the recording device, the suspicious-looking black USB charging block, plugged into the outlet underneath the bathroom sink. Removal of the faceplate of the charging block allegedly revealed a camera with a micro-SD card.

            In the basement of Moyer's residence, police claim to have seized several items, including numerous covert charging block cameras like the one found in the Quakertown office bathroom, a covert key fob camera like the one Moyer had in his possession, covert pens, and numerous micro-SD cards and media storage devices, according to the March 7 post.

            The defendant was remanded to Bucks County jail after Richland Township District Judge Lisa Gaier set bail in the case at 10 percent of $150,000 monetary on March 6. A preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on March 20.

            Kristin M. McElroy, Bucks County's chief deputy district attorney, is prosecuting the case. Carson Blythe Morris, a Philadelphia attorney is defending Moyer, according to information posted on a state judicial website.

            A message from the practice's staff directs any clients who have utilized the Quakertown office to reschedule their appointments to the Bally location. It states that the actions are only of one individual.

           "We are all in shock about his actions," the message states on its website. "... Remaining staff, as well as clients, are potential victims. We will continue to assist those who need help processing the recent event, as we ourselves work on dealing with our own pain and hurt due to [Moyer's] actions."

            The incident remains under investigation by Bucks County Detective Phil Kulan and Quakertown Police Detective Ryan Naugle, with assistance from Berks County Detectives, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the Horsham Township Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354 or Quakertown Police at 215-536-5002.