Deputy head's 1,500 spycam photos of pupils undressing were found when he hanged himself

Canadian police had tipped off authorities
about Goldberg in 2012

A deputy headteacher's haul of 1,500 spycam photographs of young boys undressing was found when he hanged himself after being questioned over indecent images of children.

Martin Goldberg, 46, was found hanged in the garage of his home in Shoeburyness, Essex, the day after he was quizzed by police over child pornography he purchased online, the inquest into his death heard.

Officers later discovered hundreds of pictures of naked children on his computer, which had been secretly taken in changing rooms at Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre, the hearing at Chelmsford Coroner's Court was told.

Police also believe he had been covertly filming children at the private £10,000-a-year Thorpe Hall School in Southend, where he had worked for more than 20 years.

The hearing yesterday was told that Goldberg had been spoken to by police on September 9 last year following a tip-off from Canadian police about the online purchase of child pornography.  (more...)

Deputy head's 1,500 spycam photos of pupils undressing were found when he hanged himself