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Ex-Clifton College Bristol teacher accused of secret filming | |
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A former teacher has been charged with making indecent films using hidden cameras at a boarding school . | |
Jonathan Thomson-Glover, 53 of Wadebridge, is accused of carrying out offences at Clifton College, Bristol, and also at an address in Cornwall. | Jonathan Thomson-Glover, 53 of Wadebridge, is accused of carrying out offences at Clifton College, Bristol, and also at an address in Cornwall. |
The charges relate to more than 120 victims aged between 12 and 17 allegedly secretly filmed over a 16-year period, police said. | |
Mr Thomson-Glover will appear before Taunton Magistrates' Court on 20 July. | Mr Thomson-Glover will appear before Taunton Magistrates' Court on 20 July. |
He is charged with 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images using secret cameras. | He is charged with 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images using secret cameras. |
A spokeswoman for Devon and Cornwall Police said information was initially passed to the force by the National Crime Agency relating to indecent images of children downloaded from the internet. | A spokeswoman for Devon and Cornwall Police said information was initially passed to the force by the National Crime Agency relating to indecent images of children downloaded from the internet. |
'Shocked' | |
She said none of the charges relates to offences involving physical contact. | She said none of the charges relates to offences involving physical contact. |
Clifton College confirmed that Mr Thomson-Glover resigned from his position as housemaster at the school "with immediate effect" last summer, following the discovery of inappropriate material downloaded from the internet. | |
A spokesman said the school has been "shocked" at the allegations and has been "cooperating fully" with the police during the investigation. | |
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. Former students include John Cleese, journalist John Inverdale and GB Hockey player Lily Owsley. |