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| Ex-Clifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover jailed after admitting 36 counts of taking indecent images of more than 120 children | Ex-Clifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover jailed after admitting 36 counts of taking indecent images of more than 120 children |
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| A former teacher has been jailed after making indecent videos of more than a 100 pupils - totalling more than 2,500 hours of footage - using hidden cameras at a private boarding school in Bristol. | A former teacher has been jailed after making indecent videos of more than a 100 pupils - totalling more than 2,500 hours of footage - using hidden cameras at a private boarding school in Bristol. |
| Jonathan Thomson-Glover, of Wadebridge, pleaded guilty to 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images of 120 children aged between 12 and 17 over a 16 year period while at Clifton College, Bristol. | Jonathan Thomson-Glover, of Wadebridge, pleaded guilty to 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images of 120 children aged between 12 and 17 over a 16 year period while at Clifton College, Bristol. |
| The 53-year-old showed no emotion as he was jailed for three years and nine months by Judge David Ticehurst at Taunton Crown Court. | The 53-year-old showed no emotion as he was jailed for three years and nine months by Judge David Ticehurst at Taunton Crown Court. |
| No charges related to offences involving physical contact with children. | No charges related to offences involving physical contact with children. |
| The teacher admitted 27 charges of taking an indecent image of a child; seven charges of making an indecent image of a child and two charges of possessing indecent images of children. | The teacher admitted 27 charges of taking an indecent image of a child; seven charges of making an indecent image of a child and two charges of possessing indecent images of children. |
| Avon and Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, working together, found more than 300 video tapes that included more than 2,500 hours of footage. | Avon and Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, working together, found more than 300 video tapes that included more than 2,500 hours of footage. |
| The footage included images of girls, boys and adults showering, changing, using the toilet and “conducting private acts,” according to Detective Inspector Andrea Kingdon. | The footage included images of girls, boys and adults showering, changing, using the toilet and “conducting private acts,” according to Detective Inspector Andrea Kingdon. |
| Det Insp Kindon, of Devon and Cornwall Police, characterised Thomson-Glover’s “abhorrent” actions as a “massive breach of trust, an invasion of privacy”. | Det Insp Kindon, of Devon and Cornwall Police, characterised Thomson-Glover’s “abhorrent” actions as a “massive breach of trust, an invasion of privacy”. |
| "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," she told the BBC. | "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," she told the BBC. |
| Founded in 1862, the college, which charges £30,000 for boarders, describes itself as a “leading independent boarding school”. A statement from Clifton College is expected later. | |
| Additional reporting by Press Association | Additional reporting by Press Association |