New Zealand teacher reveals how she was repeatedly upskirted

A teacher has revealed how she was repeatedly upskirted by schoolboys in her class before the images were shared on Instagram – leaving her with crippling anxiety. 

Former teacher’s aide, Hester Tingey was sexually harassed by her year nine students from St Patrick’s College in New Zealand. 

The 23-year-old said she had three teenagers suspended from school after explicit images were shared on social media. 

Former teacher’s aide, Hester Tingey was sexually harassed by her year nine students from St Patrick’s College in New Zealand (pictured)

But despite taking action against the teenagers, Ms Tingey blames herself for wearing a dress, even though she knows she wasn’t dressed provocatively.

‘I only wore a dress on two occasions,’ she told Stuff.

‘I took my grandmother out shopping with me before I got the job and we picked out a whole bunch of stuff that was approved by an Anglican minister.’

Last year the young teacher was upskirted – the act of filming or taking photographs under someone’s skirt which captures an image of the crotch area or genitals. 

Hester Tingey, 23, was upskirted - the act of filming or taking photographs under someone's skirt which captures an image of the crotch area (stock)

Hester Tingey, 23, was upskirted – the act of filming or taking photographs under someone’s skirt which captures an image of the crotch area (stock)

‘The intention behind it was to gain as many up-skirt photos of female staff members from the school,’ she said. 

Two days after she was filmed, her work colleague also fell victim to the predatory behaviour. 

The boys were ordered to restorative justice meeting with her to see how the invasive incident had affected her on a personal and emotional level. 

‘I really wanted this to be something that they learnt from, and not just be a slap on the wrist and something that they go on to think is OK,’ she said. 

The teenagers who upskirted the young teacher were ordered to restorative justice meeting with her to see how the invasive incident had affected her on a personal and emotional level (stock)

The teenagers who upskirted the young teacher were ordered to restorative justice meeting with her to see how the invasive incident had affected her on a personal and emotional level (stock)

But despite the action taken against the boys, Ms Tingey suffers anxiety and sleep deprivation and both women resigned from their role.

The school described the attack on the female teachers as ‘most distressing’ but hasn’t spoken on the incident any further. 

In 2017 they released in a statement to parents, ‘We remain committed to developing within all our students the appreciation of, and respect for, the inherent dignity of each person,’

‘In our particular environment, this specifically includes the appropriate and respectful treatment of women and girls.’



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