CRYSTAL LAKE – A Crystal Lake Central High School student accused of planting a pin-hole video camera in a boys locker room posted $1,500 bail and was released from the McHenry County Jail this morning.

Luke Patrick Gildea, 17, of Crystal Lake, has been charged with one count of unauthorized video recording, a Class 4 felony, and one count of unauthorized video recording with a victim under 18 years of age, a Class 3 felony.

Shortly after 8 a.m., Gildea made an appearance in rights court in front of Judge Michael Feetterer. His application for a public defender was denied after he said he planned to hire his own attorney.