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| A teacher from Cardiff who used a spy camera to film youngsters going to the toilet also downloaded more than 16,000 child abuse images, Newport Crown court has heard. | A teacher from Cardiff who used a spy camera to film youngsters going to the toilet also downloaded more than 16,000 child abuse images, Newport Crown court has heard. |
| Gareth Williams, 47, admitted 31 charges including nine of voyeurism, 20 of making indecent photos and two of possessing indecent photos. | Gareth Williams, 47, admitted 31 charges including nine of voyeurism, 20 of making indecent photos and two of possessing indecent photos. |
| Williams admitted possessing 679 indecent moving images of children of a voyeuristic nature. | Williams admitted possessing 679 indecent moving images of children of a voyeuristic nature. |
| He appeared via video link from jail. | He appeared via video link from jail. |
| The charges included three he had previously admitted of voyeurism in a house. | The charges included three he had previously admitted of voyeurism in a house. |
| Williams looked down throughout the hearing as he pleaded guilty 31 times to the charges that were put to him. | Williams looked down throughout the hearing as he pleaded guilty 31 times to the charges that were put to him. |
| The offences took place between 2006 and January this year when Williams was arrested, the court heard. | The offences took place between 2006 and January this year when Williams was arrested, the court heard. |
| Prosecutor Michael Jones said the total number of indecent images found on "various devices" came to 16,237 while South Wales Police's hi-tech crime unit found a further 679 "voyeuristic files" belonging to Williams. | Prosecutor Michael Jones said the total number of indecent images found on "various devices" came to 16,237 while South Wales Police's hi-tech crime unit found a further 679 "voyeuristic files" belonging to Williams. |
| The case was adjourned for the probation service to complete a detailed report, including a psychiatric evaluation, on Williams. | The case was adjourned for the probation service to complete a detailed report, including a psychiatric evaluation, on Williams. |
| Judge Rhys Rowlands ordered for that report to be completed by 15 May with sentencing taking place either the next day or on 19 May. | Judge Rhys Rowlands ordered for that report to be completed by 15 May with sentencing taking place either the next day or on 19 May. |
| He told Williams he would face a custodial sentence of some length. | He told Williams he would face a custodial sentence of some length. |
| At an earlier hearing, magistrates were told Williams placed a pinhole camera in a house so he could look at children's genitals as they went to the toilet. | At an earlier hearing, magistrates were told Williams placed a pinhole camera in a house so he could look at children's genitals as they went to the toilet. |