Male teacher at Hong Kong Catholic girls’ school arrested after hidden toilet camera found

A male teacher at the elite St Mary’s Canossian College in Hong Kong has been arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in a school toilet, the Post has learned.

Sources said on Monday night that the teacher had admitted committing the crime and was arrested on the evening of October 7 at the Catholic secondary school for girls in Tsim Sha Tsui, with two pupils listed as victims.

A cleaner discovered the hidden camera while working, and upon inspection, found recordings of the two victims, one source said.

The school said in a statement issued earlier on Monday that it had handed over the case, including the device, to police for further investigation.

Reports were also filed with the school’s management committee and the Education Bureau.

“The staff member concerned has been suspended from all duties, prohibited from entering the school premises and forbidden from contacting any students or other staff members through direct or indirect means,” the school said, adding that the measures took effect last Wednesday.

The school said it was “gravely concerned” about the safety of all members of its community, and that an inspection had been conducted promptly on campus, especially in all washrooms and changing rooms.