A teacher at a Church of England school secretly filmed the bottoms and legs of women in public for ‘sexual gratification’.

Andrew Winkworth admitted to covertly videoing women walking the streets of Norwich over two years, zooming in on their lower parts.

The class teacher was busted after he uploaded the graphic content to his Google Drive account, which he could access from his school iPad.

A total of 31 videos of women and groups of women, including some duplicates, were found on Winkworth’s laptops at Worlingham CEVC Primary School in Beccles.

Many of the clips, taken between August 2020 and January 2022, focused on the bottoms and legs of women wearing leggings and trousers.

On at least one video, Winkworth appeared to ‘increase his pace’ to catch up with a woman before slowing down to keep a set distance.

Winkworth, now 45, was also shown following the same woman for up to ten minutes on four occasions.

Other clips included women accompanied by young children.

A school investigation found that because the graphic videos were on school iPads, they could have been found by pupils, although there is no evidence that any students were exposed to the content.

In its findings, a teacher misconduct panel said Winkworth had shown ‘poor judgement, failed to uphold the dignity and rights of others, and was inconsistent with the expectations placed on teachers as role models for children and young people’.

It added that his conduct risked undermining public confidence in the teaching profession.

In his own submissions, Winkworth said he was a hardworking and dedicated teacher and that his actions were ‘out of character’.

But he admitted his decision to film women in public was both ‘unusual and unacceptable’ and required corrective action.

The panel noted Winkworth had shown ‘limited evidence of reflection on the impact of his behaviour on the women involved or on public confidence in the profession’.

Outlining his decision to ban Winkworth from teaching indefinitely, DavidOatley said the teacher had shown a ‘lack of insight’

Winkworth has 28 days to appeal the decision, after which he will have to wait at least four years before being able to apply for his teaching suspension to be lifted.

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Police were called to reports of a fight involving several people

Police are searching for a man believed to have been seriously injured in a stabbing. Suffolk Police were called at 5pm on Sunday (March 8) to reports of a fight involving several people at an address in Pipers Close, Haverhill.

Officers believe Warren Hunsdon, 53, was one of two people to have sustained stab wounds. Police fear that Warren may be in need of urgent medical attention.

One man has been taken to hospital for treatment under police arrest. A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Warren is described as white, 5ft 9in tall, of medium build, with grey hair and tattoos on his arms. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved top. Officers are very concerned for his welfare due to the injuries he is believed to have sustained.

Suffolk Police understand that the parties involved are known to each other. They do not believe there is any threat to the wider community.

However, members of the public who see Warren are advised not to approach him and to call 999 immediately. Anyone with any information about Warren Hunsdon is asked to contact the Haverhill Response Investigation Team, quoting reference: 37/13517/26.

Cash is currently serving a sentence for burglary offences

Police are appealing for help to find a prisoner with links to Newmarket, who has absconded from HMP Hollesley Bay. Andrew Cash, 32, was reported missing yesterday morning (Tuesday, February 24).

Cash is currently serving a sentence of six-and-a-half years for burglary offences. He is described as being white, 6’1 tall, of medium build, and with brown hair.

As well as Newmarket, he also has links to Bury St Edmunds and Southampton. Police are asking anyone who may have seen Cash to come forward.

Any information regarding his whereabouts can be reported to the South Response Investigation Team through the Suffolk Police website or by calling 101. You should quote the reference 37/10872/26.

If you want to report anything anonymously, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

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