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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Teacher Filming Students scandal” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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he → allege → October
On March 30, he is accused of recording in excess of 74 children using the spy cams.
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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.
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which → replace → drive
She placed it into a plastic bag and put it on the principal's desk before police were called.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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risks → deny → access
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