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According to ABC News, Brody Luke Anderson has been barred from working in any NSW public school after being found guilty of two counts of intentionally recording an intimate image without consent. Anderson, who had taught at a school in the wider Hunter region, was sentenced in Newcastle Local Court. The court heard the charges did not relate to a student at the school.

Police facts tendered in court said Anderson took two images of an adult man lying naked on a bed in a Sydney hotel room in March 2024. The man was asleep when the images were taken, according to the facts. A second image was taken about half an hour after the first. The images were stored on Anderson’s mobile phone and were shown to police after he made admissions following his arrest last month.

Before sentencing, Anderson wrote to Judge Georgina Darcy apologising for his actions and told the court he had thought taking the photographs was “OK”. He said the incident had ended his teaching career and that he had decided to leave his job. Anderson was spared jail and no conviction was recorded. Judge Darcy imposed a two-year conditional release order, which will bind him until November 2028.

Under the order, Anderson must not commit an offence and must appear before the court if called upon. He must also delete or destroy intimate images of the victim that were created in contravention of the law. The NSW Department of Education confirmed he was no longer employed and said he was barred from working in any NSW public school. The department said its highest priority was the safety and wellbeing of students.