A former Ada county sheriff's employee is arrested accused of video voyeurism.

Investigators say the man sent photos of jail inmates to his wife's phone.

Police tell today's channel six they found the photos while investigating the man's wife.

She is the former meridian teacher who admitted to having sex with a thirteen year old student.

When police traced those images back to the husband's cell phone it was the same day that his wife, Ashley Beach, pleaded guilty in having sexual contact with a 13-year old boy

40-year old Shawn Beach is charged with video voyeurism.

Meridian detectives say while working for the Ada County Sheriff's Department he had access to the video monitoring system.

And that's how police say he snapped 2 photos of inmates on his cell phone and sent it to his wife.

"They are images of the back side of an inmate that is nude and the other one inmate is sitting on a bench may or may have not have their pants down," said the Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney.

Police say even though they're photos it still falls under the category of video voyeurism, a felony charge.

"She was in the state of undress. She didn't know the image was being transmitted from one cell phone to another," said Meridian Police Lieutenant Tracy Basterrechea.

Shawn's wife, Ashley Beach pleaded guilty to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16.

Prosecutors say they found the 6th grade teacher lying in the bushes with a 13 year old boy.

Then one week later, forensic analysis showed images of the inmates on her cell phone and traced it back to her husband, Shawn Beach.

"Took images of that for no good reason and sent them outside of the organization. That alone led to his termination," said Sheriff Raney.

Prosecutors say she could spend the rest of her days in prison.

While her husband Shawn could face up to 5 years in prison.