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| Clifton College teacher secretly filmed 120 pupils | |
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| A former teacher has admitted making indecent films using hidden cameras at a boarding school. | A former teacher has admitted making indecent films using hidden cameras at a boarding school. |
| Taunton Crown Court heard Jonathan Thomson-Glover secretly filmed more than 120 victims aged between 12 and 17 over a 16-year period. | |
| The 53-year-old, of Wadebridge, made the films at Clifton College, Bristol, and also at an address in Cornwall. | |
| He also admitted 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images of children. | |
| None of the charges related to offences involving physical contact with children. | None of the charges related to offences involving physical contact with children. |
| 'Extreme anger' | 'Extreme anger' |
| The court was told police found more than 300 VHS tapes, which included more than 2,500 hours of covert video footage. | The court was told police found more than 300 VHS tapes, which included more than 2,500 hours of covert video footage. |
| The prosecution claimed the material involved more than 130 young victims. | The prosecution claimed the material involved more than 130 young victims. |
| Det Insp Andrea Kingdon, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said some of the images were of girls, boys and adults showering, changing, using the toilet, and in some cases "conducting private acts". | Det Insp Andrea Kingdon, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said some of the images were of girls, boys and adults showering, changing, using the toilet, and in some cases "conducting private acts". |
| "The way he's behaved is abhorrent it's a massive breach of trust, an invasion of privacy... and when you imagine the position he's in in relation to his victims he's captured them doing the most private of acts," she said. | "The way he's behaved is abhorrent it's a massive breach of trust, an invasion of privacy... and when you imagine the position he's in in relation to his victims he's captured them doing the most private of acts," she said. |
| "When we had to approach these victims, it's something that's come out the blue and they've acted in a variety of ways from extreme anger to bitter disappointment." | "When we had to approach these victims, it's something that's come out the blue and they've acted in a variety of ways from extreme anger to bitter disappointment." |
| A parent of a 14-year-old victim said Thomson-Glover gave the impression he was "illiterate" when it came to technology, "but obviously he wasn't". | A parent of a 14-year-old victim said Thomson-Glover gave the impression he was "illiterate" when it came to technology, "but obviously he wasn't". |
| "He was absolutely charming. He was Mr Chips, he lived and breathed the college," she said. | "He was absolutely charming. He was Mr Chips, he lived and breathed the college," she said. |
| "But there was the general feeling he was too close to the boys." | "But there was the general feeling he was too close to the boys." |
| Clifton College was founded in 1862 and describes itself on its website as "a leading independent public school". The annual fee for boarders is about £30,000 a year. | Clifton College was founded in 1862 and describes itself on its website as "a leading independent public school". The annual fee for boarders is about £30,000 a year. |