ASHLEY YATES JAILED FOR SPY PEN FILMING AT TYNINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL IN STAPLE HILL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Ashley Yates, a 45-year-old head teacher from Filton, Gloucestershire, has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after being found guilty of using a covert recording device to film students and staff in the toilets of The Tynings Primary School located in Staple Hill.
The disturbing case came to light after a child discovered a suspicious pen inside a disabled toilet at the school and handed it over to a caretaker, prompting an investigation that uncovered Yates's heinous actions.
Yates admitted to six counts of voyeurism and three counts of making indecent images of children during his court appearance at Bristol Crown Court.
The charges involved recordings of seven girls, two boys, and six adults, revealing a pattern of predatory behavior that spanned multiple victims.
The court heard that Yates, who was married at the time, had confessed to his wife that he considered himself a
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Ashley Yates, a 45-year-old head teacher from Filton, Gloucestershire, has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after being found guilty of using a covert recording device to film students and staff in the toilets of Th...
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two years and eight months
Ashley Yates, a 45-year-old head teacher from Filton, Gloucestershire, has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after being found guilty of using a covert recording device to film students and staff in the toilets of The Tynings Primary School located in Staple Hill
