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29.03.2022 - 09:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A supply teacher who worked at a school in Wythenshawe has been permanently banned from teaching after being found with pornographic images of children.
Ben Symons, 36, was hired to work for two days at St Paul's Catholic High School in the Newall Green area on October 10 and 11, 2019 and was employed under the Stockport-based 'Worldwide Teaching' agency.
The Teaching Regulation Agency heard he admitted possessing 'furry pornography' and hentai depictions of children under the age of 18 engaging in sexual acts, Cheshire Live reports.
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He has now been banned from teaching indefinitely by the Secretary of State after his home was raided by police on October 15, 2019, leading them to seize his electronic devices.
Symons admitted that he had been looking at "weird stuff" online, and while being interviewed, also admitted that he was "attracted to lots of different things." He said that he had viewed sexual artwork of underage children and animals while engaging in sexual acts himself.
A document submitted by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), who held a professional conduct panel meeting regarding the case, said: "Mr Symons admitted that his interests in hentai and furry pornography developed into him viewing hentai and other artwork of underage children.
"Mr Symons further admitted that, while he did not view indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children, he did view artwork which portrayed underage children engaged in sexual activity, including oral sex, on one or more occasions. The images were therefore inappropriate and/or pornographic in nature."
Symons admitted that having and viewing this material implied he had a sexual
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