

I thought these only happen on the news and the internet but to have it happen to us, the first thing I did when I heard of this was cry. Hidden cameras in the members’ home, agency, and car… and it leaked. What are you going to do with hidden camera images hoarded in your treasure box forever? It’s something anyone can watch without needed an ID or password…? Are you crazy? But this is nothing compared to the worry and real horror which is felt by parents who have trusted their children to you.“Lifetime hoarder…. "As a result of your depraved behaviour you have lost your career, livelihood and reputation. Judge Rhys Rowlands said: "This is a dreadful and protracted breach of trust on your behalf. School head Alun Davies said Williams was appointed deputy in January 1998 and his areas of responsibility included "pastoral care".

I was shell-shocked and my whole world came crashing down." His wife Georgina said: "I feel physically sick at what he has done to me and my family. Williams had also been coach of an under-15 rugby team and helped out with a scout group. Williams said he had less interest in the development of girls' bodies. He also admitted an "enduring interest in boys' development" but could not explain why.

In police interview Williams said he had been looking at child images for 10 years "to understand physical development". The voyeurism charge states that Williams recorded other persons doing "a private act" which they did not consent to for the purpose of sexual gratification. His emails had shown how he purchased the secret spy cameras - with one in a clock. One camera was put above an air vent in a bathroom after cutting a hole in the floor above. It showed he is hoping the camera is capturing the best possible images." Mr Jones said: "On one of the videos he is even seen crossing his fingers as he put it up. Williams had even pictured himself on some of the videos as he secretly installed the camera. The court heard some of the images dated back to 2009 - a year after he was appointed deputy head at the school. He had 16,419 indecent images of children and 691 videoes.
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Williams had installed software to browse the internet undetected. His home was raided to discover two laptops and 11 memory sticks along with the pinhole camera gear. Williams was investigated by police after computer specialists found he had been buying paedophile images from Canada on the internet. The court heard a total of 31 children at the 1,300-strong school aged between 11 and 16 were photographed. Williams, of Rhiwbina, Cardiff, was deputy head of Ysgon Gyfun Glantaf in the capital - the largest Welsh language medium school in the country.įormer pupils at the school include Hornblower and Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffudd and former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones. It had been installed on sports day because of the increased number of children using the rooms." "Williams had concealed the camera as a meter on the water cistern. They had been filmed in the changing facilities in the school sports hall. "Officers discovered images of young males using the urinal and the school's badge could be seen. "They had also been uploaded to a computer and catalogued by their age at the time the children were filmed. Mr Jones said: "All these images were of children exposed as they were using the lavatory or the showers. Williams pleaded guilty to 31 charges of voyeurism and the making and possession of more than 16,000 indecent images of children, reported Wales Online. The court heard how Williams installed cameras in two private homes as well as the large high school where he worked for sexual kicks. "The effect on children, staff and parents was one of complete and utter disbelief." Prosecutor Michael Jones told Cardiff crown court: "This was a serious systematic abuse of trust - a devious and determined invasion of privacy of the children. The married dad of four even put a camera in the toilet of the changing rooms on school sports day to catch as many children as possible. Shamed teacher Gareth Williams, 47, set up the tiny devices in clocks, fans and toilet cisterns to capture semi-naked children. A pervert deputy headmaster who installed spy cameras in toilets and showers to film more than 30 pupils has been jailed for five years
