Head teacher admits to making indecent images
A PRIMARY school head teacher has admitted making indecent images of a child.
Rhian Eleri DeSouza, who is currently suspended from her role as head of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen, appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, August 15, where she indicated guilty pleas to two counts of making an indecent photograph of a child in May and June of this year.
A statement from Swansea council and the school, which is in Bryn Tirion, Clydach, Swansea, has said the court proceedings do not relate to any pupil, past or present, at any school DeSouza has taught at. The 43-year-old, of Five Roads in Llanelli, has now been committed to Swansea Crown Court for sentencing on August 31.
Until then she has been given bail and must report to Llanelli Police Station three times a week.
A joint statement from the school and council read: “We would like to reassure parents that the court proceedings do not relate to any pupil, past or present, at any school the individual has taught at. As soon as we were made aware of the investigation she was suspended. An acting head teacher is in place.”
An NSPCC Cymru/ Wales spokesperson said: “DeSouza held a position of great responsibility over children. She would have been well aware that children pictured in indecent images are victims of crime.”
If an adult is worried about a child they can call the NSPCC 24/7 on 0808 800 5000 in confidence.