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'SEXUAL MONSTER'

Peeping Tom primary head teacher jailed for using spy pen to record pupils and staff in the toilet

Perv admitted three charges of making indecent photographs of children and two charges of voyeurism

A PRIMARY school head used a spy pen to film pupils in the toilet.

Bristol Crown Court heard Married Ashley Yates, 45, who had told his wife he was a "sexual monster", had filmed a total of nine children and 22 adults.

 Yates was the head at Tynings Primary School in Bristol
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Yates was the head at Tynings Primary School in BristolCredit: PA:Press Association

He was caught when the device was found at 320-pupil Tynings School in Staple Hill, Bristol.

Yates was jailed for two years, eight months at the city’s crown court after admitting voyeurism and making indecent images of children.

 Scene . . . Bristol's Tynings Primary School, where Yates hid the camera
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Scene . . . Bristol's Tynings Primary School, where Yates hid the cameraCredit: SWNS

He also admitted a further four counts of voyeurism and two counts of securing unauthorised access to computer material.

Yates was caught when the device was found at The Tynings Primary School in Staple Hill, Bristol.

 The spy pen used to record students and adults in the loo of the school
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The spy pen used to record students and adults in the loo of the schoolCredit: PA:Press Association

Det Insp Louise Boyce said: “Yates abused his position of trust to feed his own personal desires.

“His victims were at a place where they should feel totally safe.

“I have no doubt his crimes will have a lasting impact on his victims and their parents.

All have received specialised support and will continue to do so as long as they require it."

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