Earlier today, we published a report about Oklahoman reporter Zeke Campfield. He was arrested and accused of snapping upskirt photos at Sunday's commencement ceremonies for Moore high school students. The victims ranged in age from 13 - 21. We contacted The Oklahoman about the charges and received the following statement:
We are aware of the arrest and have taken initial steps to understand and address the situation internally. Zeke Campfield has been a valuable, trusted member of our news staff for more than a year, so we are very surprised by the allegations in the police report. We will continue to monitor the situation, but will allow the authorities and the court system to do their job before finalizing our response.
Kelly Dyer FryEditor of The Oklahoman
Yeah, the people at the Oklahoman are "very surprised by the accusations." That claim seems to contradict some things we've learned through the Ogle Mole Network.
According to sources, this isn't the first time Campfield's odd behavior has been brought to the attention of Oklahoman management. Sometime in 2012, the Oklahoman received a complaint regarding the way Campfield covered an event at the Oklahoma fairgrounds. Allegedly, he was behaving in the same manner as he did on Sunday; bumping into people, snapping pics, acting like Mr. Creepy, etc.
"It happened at the fairgrounds during some FFA event," claims a Mole with knowledge about the incident. "At the time, we didn't think he'd really do that. We were more appalled that the editors confronted him about it in the open newsroom at his desk, so everyone knew about it."