A pair of pervert teacher brothers in Gwynedd have been sacked following their convictions for downloading child porn.
Dyfan Wheldon-Williams, 42 and Robyn Wheldon-Williams, 39, who live together at Tywyn in Bontnewydd, were spared jail at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday morning.
They were both given three year community orders by Judge Peter Heywood.
Following the sentencing on Friday morning Gwynedd Council confirmed both brothers had been sacked from their roles as teachers.
A Gwynedd Council spokesperson said: “As soon as the allegations against two of the authority’s teaching staff were brought to our attention, all relevant child protection procedures were followed.
“Both individuals were suspended from their posts.
“They are no longer employed by Gwynedd Council.
“The offences did not relate to their work for the authority.”
Robyn Wheldon-Williams was a chemistry teacher at Ysgol Syr Huw Owen.
He used to present a science programme on the Welsh-language S4C channel and held a world record for enclosing the most people in a bubble.
Dyfan Wheldon-Williams taught chemistry at Ysgol y Moelwyn in Blaenau Ffestiniog .
The number of obscene images of children totalled 1,402 and 80 video clips the court heard.
Judge Heywood said: “You are both academic high achievers.
“You both obtained doctorates and devoted your professional lives to working in local secondary schools and are, no doubt, impeccable teachers and well regarded by professional colleagues and no doubt having set many youngsters onto science careers.
“But you have another, sadder side to your lives.
“You are isolated socially and it seems you spent your weekends getting tanked up on cans of lager and getting sexually aroused by downloading and watching images and videos of child pornography.”
They were both arrested in May last year as part of a joint probe by Gwynedd Council and North Wales Police.
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