Source : Perth Now news
Covert videos of girls at school and in public places have allegedly been found on the devices of a teacher who is now behind bars.
A 61-year-old Sydney teacher was refused bail on Thursday after police charged him with five counts of intentionally recording intimate images without consent as well as producing and possessing child abuse material.
NSW police said they received a report that the Hornsby man had electronic devices allegedly containing child abuse material.
Officers attended the man’s northern Sydney home on Tuesday and examined a USB which allegedly contained covertly filmed footage of females in public places.
“Further videos allegedly depicted similar conduct within a school environment,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Police spoke to the 61-year-old at his house on Tuesday before he was taken to hospital for examination.
During the execution of a search warrant at the teacher’s house, police seized several more electronic devices for forensic examination.
Detectives allegedly found several recordings taken on the grounds of a school at neighbouring Wahroonga where the man worked as a teacher.
Police allege some of the videos found depicted students at the school.
After the man was discharged from hospital about midday on Thursday, he was arrested and charged, later appearing at Hornsby Local Court where he was formally refused bail.
He is scheduled to next appear in court on November 18.
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