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Timothy Blamires, a 33-year-old primary school teacher in Melbourne, faces additional charges for secretly filming over 350 children without their knowledge between October 2025 and March 2026. He was originally arrested at Kingswood Primary School after a cleaner found a hidden camera inside an air freshener in the boys’ toilets. The court documents reveal that Blamires used a spy cam to record 282 children on three dates in October and another 75 in March, raising serious concerns about child safety and privacy.

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Timothy Blamires, a 33-year-old former teacher at Kingswood Primary School in Dingley Village, Melbourne, appeared in court facing multiple charges related to secretly filming over 350 children without their consent. The alleged incidents took place between October 2025 and April 2026 when Blamires allegedly hid spy cameras inside fragrance dispensers in the school's male toilets. Initially charged with five offenses, he now faces a total of 16 charges after police discovered evidence showing he filmed 34 children on October 13, over 188 more a week later, and another 60 on October 22, with an additional batch of 75 recorded in March. A cleaner found the hidden camera while replacing a fragrance dispenser on April 28, leading to Blamires' arrest at the school. The case has sparked significant concern among parents and highlights severe breaches of trust within educational institutions.

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A teacher previously accused of secretly filming young pupils in the toilets at a Melbourne primary school has been hit with additional charges after police alleged he filmed more than 350 children without their knowledge.

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Primary school teacher accused of filming more than 350 children · mixed framing

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Timothy Blamires appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday via video link, as concerned school parents attended the hearing in person. asserted

parents → appear → person

The 33-year-old was arrested at Kingswood Primary School at Dingley Village in April, after a cleaner allegedly uncovered a camera that had been hidden inside an air freshener on the wall of the boys’ toilets. uncertain

that → arrest → toilets

At the time, Blamires was charged with five offences, however documents released by the court on Friday show he is now facing a total of 16 charges. asserted

he → charge → charges

Details of the latest charges show that between October 2025 and March 2026, the former teacher allegedly used a spy cam to “visually observe a private activity” of children without their knowledge, and that he sought to “intentionally produce” child abuse material of a total 357 children. uncertain

he → show → children

He is accused of using the device to film 282 children on three dates in October 2025, and filming a further 75 children in March. asserted

He → accuse → March

The court was told on Friday that Blamires had been on remand since April. asserted

Blamires → tell → April

The defence made a plea offer, which prosecutors were considering. asserted

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The year 3 teacher was charged in April with using a carriage service to access illegal images found on a storage device at his Bentleigh home after his arrest, and knowingly possessing child abuse material. asserted

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The court previously heard that after being discovered in the toilets by a cleaner, the spy cam device was secured in the principal’s office and police were called. asserted

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It is alleged that Blamires entered the principal’s office before police arrived, took the device and hid it in another room, before returning to his classroom to keep teaching. asserted

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According to documents released at a bail hearing in May, a witness said Blamires was the only person to enter the office in the 10-minute window when the camera was placed in the office, and before it was moved. uncertain

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The device was allegedly found concealed in the school’s sick bay later that evening. uncertain

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Police also found an empty air freshener container in Blamires’ backpack, which was found in his classroom, according to court documents. uncertain

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The matter was adjourned until November and Blamires has been suspended by the Victorian Institute of Teaching. asserted

Blamires → adjourn → Teaching

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