<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teacher allegedly took a camera from his principal's office and hid it after a cleaner found the device inside a primary school bathroom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The claims were aired at Moorabbin </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Magistrates Court"><span>Magistrates Court</span></a><span> on Friday afternoon as Timothy Blamires, 33, was refused bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police will allege a camera was found at Kingswood Primary </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/school" rel="" target="" title="School"><span>School</span></a><span>, at Dingley Village in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> south-east, on Tuesday, with Blamires arrested at the school later that day.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/body-found-in-search-for-missing-northern-territory-girl/d2aa7d07-20a3-4e85-965b-dcae5f71dd4d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Police warning to associates of suspected child killer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has been charged with producing and possessing child abuse material, installing an optical surveillance device and refusing to comply with a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> direction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cleaner was replacing an odour dispenser's fragrance inside the male toilets on Tuesday when she found a hidden camera inside the dispenser, which had a wire connected to a hard drive, court documents allege.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cleaner placed it into a plastic bag and put the bag on the principal's desk, with Triple Zero called.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/primary-school-teacher-accused-of-filming-inside-toilet/33d499df-c824-44ef-9e1e-8f5199d22c5c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While waiting for police to arrive, the bag was left inside the desk and Blamires is accused of collecting the camera and putting it inside a drawer in sick bay before walking into his classroom to teach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The odour dispenser was found inside his backpack at the school after his arrest and police seized devices from Blamires' home, including laptops, phones and tablets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Blamires appeared in court via video link on Friday after applying for bail on Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His defence lawyer had argued Blamires was entitled to bail as he had no prior convictions and any risks he posed could be addressed with strict conditions, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His brother offered a $50,000 surety to secure Blamires' release and said he would live with him and ensure he did not violate any of his bail conditions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Those conditions could include a ban on Blamires being within 200 metres of any school and possessing a device with access to the internet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/poliovirus-detected-in-waste-water-perth/ea171b6b-9a3f-43c8-a931-6971eccabd05" target="_blank"><strong><span>Deadly disease not seen in Australia for nearly 20 years detected in wastewater in Perth</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But prosecutors argued Blamires' risk to safety of the public, children in particular, and the possibility he will destroy evidence, were too great to permit his release into the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Magistrate Timothy Gattuso detailed claims that Blamires had tried to hide the camera after it was found by a cleaner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You appear to have removed the device that had been located in the toilets by the cleaner, from the principal's office, and apparently hid it," he told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There were also concerns that Blamires may "access the cloud and destroy evidence" as he had allegedly given police false passwords to his devices, the magistrate said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Some of the passwords you gave to police on their direction to access devices that were seized were not successful in enabling access," Gattuso said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-car-registration-rebate-how-will-it-work-everything-to-know-explain/086d756a-6996-41af-9bc8-fde5f0879466" target="" title="Rego slashed by $186 for drivers in one state"><strong><span>Rego slashed by $186 for drivers in one state</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said Blamires was "highly likely" to face a term of imprisonment if the charges against him were proven, pending any matters in mitigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Blamires' bail was refused as Gattuso found his risks could not be reduced to an acceptable level, as he pointed to difficulties in enforcing a ban on internet access.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Conditions not to access the cloud or not to use the internet are almost impossible to enforce, given the ease in which access can be obtained," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Blamires' lawyer said his client had been struggling with his mental health and was "extremely vulnerable" in custody, as he asked for him to be placed in an isolated cell.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was taken back into custody and will return to court on May 15.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria's Department of Education said it was working closely with Kingswood Primary School and police to respond to the matter, "which is deeply distressing for the school community".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Immediate support is being made available for students and staff impacted by this incident," a spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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