A primary school teacher who admitted filming himself sexually abusing girls in his classroom has been jailed indefinitely.
Nigel Leat, 51, of Bloomfield Road, Bristol, filmed his abuse of five girls at Hillside First School, Weston-super-Mare, over five years.
The charges included attempted rape, 22 of sexual assault and eight of sexual assault by penetration.
When Leat was arrested he had 30,500 indecent photographs in his possession.
Judge Neil Ford at Bristol Crown Court told Leat his "treatment of the girls was clever, cunning, insidious and wicked".
He said: "You were able to behave in this way because you were a teacher entrusted to look after children.
"I believe you represent a risk of serious harm to young girls. You have a strong paedophilic drive."
He will only be released when he is no longer considered a threat, danger or risk to the public and especially young girls.
Leat was given an indeterminate sentence with a term of 24 years. It will be at least eight-and-a-half years before he could be considered for parole.
During the hearing, Leat sat with his head bowed looking at the floor.
"A little earlier he was smiling at people, recognising them and nodding," said BBC correspondent Jon Kay.
Families of the children sobbed as they listened to the judge outlining Leat's offences.
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