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Student caught filming in women’s bathroom Students
navigate a lack of healthcare
Suspect expressed “urges” to film, admits to recording in multiple restrooms
Campus perspectives discuss healthcare with funding cuts
By Alexandra Quintana
By Madison Moody
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n El Camino student was caught recording another student in the women’s restroom on the third floor of the Math, Business and Allied Health building on April 21. The student that was recorded noticed a camera appear above a stall, yelled, and ran out of the bathroom seeking assistance. She then re-entered the restroom and came out holding the suspect by his right arm, according to Photo illustration by Matthew Beck the incident report. “She’s dragging the guy having another video of a occurred. into the classroom with woman in a bathroom off- “The teacher has… tried to us, he was a younger kid, campus, according to the convince her to come back he looked like he was like incident report. but she didn’t want to,” Diaz nineteen...I guess ...he The suspect was an ECC said. tried to come into her stall,” student and was charged Over the past six months, business major Janette Diaz, with an “invasion of privacy,” El Camino has had four 29, a classmate of the student and has a court date coming reported cases that involve said. up. camera recordings in The suspect expressed an D i a z s a i d t h a t h e r bathrooms. “urge” to film the El Camino classmate has not returned to One of the cases occurred student and admitted to class ever since the incident two weeks prior to the April
21 incident. The two cases have no connection, except for similar bathroom designs. Diaz said now that when students want to use the restroom in her class, they are on edge and check underneath the stall before using the restroom. To read more of this story check out eccunion.com
Accused El Camino killer agrees to a speedy trial Trial soon to be set for a man accused of killing a women at El Camino College By Madison Moody The man accused of attacking and killing a 65-year-old woman at El Camino College in December 2023 is still undergoing medical appointments to see if he is eligible to stand trial. Jeffery Davis, 43, is accused of fatally attacking Torrance resident Junko Hanafusa at El Camino College on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Since the last court hearing in December 2025, Davis has been prolonging the process due to medical issues and uncooperative
Jeffery Davis at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, May 15 2024. Photo by Greg Fontanilla
behavior while at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles. Judge Kelly M. Kelley, issued a firm warning to resolve outstanding medical delays by July 22, or the case goes to a jury trial.
“I believe the delays have much to do with Jeffery Davis... which is resulting in this case going forever,” Deputy District Attorney Kelly Fritz said. Davis agreed to his right to a speedy trial, meaning
the case should be brought before the court within a reasonable time frame. The court will set the next trial date, and bail will not be set. To read more of this story, check out eccunion.com
About 30% of young adults in America are uninsured. Partly due to significant changes in Medicare in 2023, when continuous enrollment ended, affecting millions, according to the National Library of Medicine. The number of young adults without healthcare benefits and resources has significantly skyrocketed in recent years. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” act that was signed in 2025 by President Donald Trump cut funding off the Affordable Health Care Act by billions, and created stricter eligibility requirements. The Union spoke to students and staff on campus to see how the decrease in health benefits and resources has affected individuals. “It matters if your income is not on the level or adjusted to where you have the extra money to come out of pocket for the co-pay to see a physician and if you don’t have that co-pay, you have to think of other alternatives such as free clinics,” business administration major Shanta Woodson, 54, said. Woodson last visited the doctor a year ago, when she went in for a Complete Blood Count, which takes a look at overall health in the body. Three months after the appointment, received a bill in the mail for over $1,200 for X-rays and blood work. “$600 was already applied to the bill, but I still owed another $634,” Woodson said. To read more of this story, check out eccunion.com