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Primary school teacher accused of secretly filming more than 350 kids with spy cameras hidden inside fragrance dispensers in male toilets

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Australian Associated. (2026, October 9). Primary school teacher accused of secretly filming more than 350 kids with spy cameras hidden inside fragrance dispensers in male toilets. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16195433/Primary-school-teacher-accused-secretly-filming-350-kids-spy-cameras-hidden-inside-fragrance-dispensers-male-toilets.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Timothy Blamires, a 33-year-old primary school teacher, has been accused of secretly filming over 350 children with hidden cameras installed inside fragrance dispensers in male toilets at Kingswood Primary School in Melbourne's southeast between October 13, 2025, and April 21, 2026. The alleged crimes involved installing spy cameras that recorded more than 188 children on one occasion and over 74 on another. A cleaner discovered the hidden camera on April 28 when replacing a fragrance dispenser, leading to Blamires's arrest and subsequent charges including producing and possessing child abuse material.

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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 primary school teacher has been accused of secretly filming young children as they used the school bathroom more than 357 times on hidden spy cameras. asserted

they → accuse → cameras

Timothy Blamires, 33, appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday for a brief hearing before his matter was adjourned to November 20. asserted

matter → appear → November

Charge sheets released by the court revealed the extent of the teacher's alleged crimes committed over six months at Kingswood Primary School, at Dingley Village in Melbourne's south-east. asserted

sheets → release → east

Blamires is accused of installing the spy cameras inside fragrance dispensers in the school toilets and filming children between October 13, 2025 and April 21, 2026. asserted

Blamires → accuse → October

Court documents allege he recorded 'in excess' of 34 prepubescent children on October 13, 2025, more than 188 children a week later on October 20, and over 60 children two days after that on October 22. asserted

he → allege → October

On March 30, he is accused of recording in excess of 74 children using the spy cams. asserted

he → accuse → cams

A cleaner replacing an odour dispenser's fragrance inside the male toilets on April 28 allegedly discovered the hidden camera inside, which had a wire connected to a hard drive. uncertain

which → replace → drive

She placed it into a plastic bag and put it on the principal's desk before police were called. asserted

police → place → desk

Timothy Blamires, 33, is accused of secretly filming young children with hidden cameras installed inside fragrance dispensers in the school's male toilets The crimes were alleged to have been committed over six months between October 13, 2025 and April 21, 2026 The alleged crimes occurred at Kingswood Primary School at Dingley Village in Melbourne's south east Blamires's family and friends at an earlier court date asserted

crimes → accuse → date

While officers were on their way, Blamires is accused of taking the camera and putting it inside a drawer in a sick bay before returning to his class to teach. asserted

Blamires → accuse → class

The odour dispenser was allegedly found inside his backpack at the school after his arrest, and police seized devices from his home including laptops, phones and tablets. uncertain

police → find → laptops

Blamires has been charged with 16 offences, including six counts of installing a spy cam, five counts of producing child abuse material, four counts of possessing child abuse material and one count of refusing to comply with a police direction to hand over access codes to devices. asserted

Blamires → charge → devices

He was denied bail in May after a magistrate found his risks could not be reduced to an acceptable level, pointing to difficulties in enforcing a ban on internet access. uncertain

risks → deny → access

Primary school teacher accused of secretly filming more than 350 kids with spy cameras hidden inside fragrance dispensers in male toilets

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