Christopher Arnold, 40, attempted to take photographs into female changing rooms in March 2022 by holding his phone to a window. He was dismissed from Hampton School on May 6, 2022, arrested, pleaded guilty and on May 9, 2022 was convicted of observing a person doing a private act for sexual gratification. He received 200 hours unpaid work, 30 rehabilitation days and a five-year placement on the Sex Offenders Register. The Teaching Regulation Agency concluded his behaviour fundamentally breached the conduct expected of a teacher and ruled he be barred from teaching indefinitely, citing risk to public confidence.
A teacher who tried to take photos inside some female changing rooms has been banned from the classroom indefinitely. Christopher Arnold, 40, was convicted of a voyeurism offence and placed on the sex offenders register for five years in 2022 after holding up his phone camera to the window of some changing rooms, but maintains he did not actually manage to photograph anyone. The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) has now ruled Mr Arnold's behaviour "fundamentally breached the standard of conduct expected of a teacher".
The panel found that public confidence in the profession "could be seriously weakened if conduct such as that found against Mr Arnold was not treated with the utmost seriousness". It was reported to the school on March 23, 2022, that he had held his mobile phone to the window of some female changing rooms and tried to take photographs inside.
In a new report, the TRA found that while Mr Arnold "had great ability as an educator, the panel considered that the adverse public interest considerations above outweigh any interest in retaining Mr Arnold in the profession, since his behaviour fundamentally breached the standard of conduct expected of a teacher". The panel said that while Mr Arnold maintained he did not actually take a photo or see anything in the female changing rooms, his attempt to do so showed his intent at the time
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