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Former Irvine Teacher Gets 17 Years for Secretly Recording Kids in School Restrooms

Siu Kong Sit, 38, was arrested in 2023 after a maintenance worker found hidden cameras in the school’s all-gender bathroom.
Former Irvine Teacher Gets 17 Years for Secretly Recording Kids in School Restrooms
Siu Kong Sit of Rowland Heights, Calif., was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison. Courtesy of Irvine Police Department
Jill McLaughlin
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A former teacher at Beckman High School in Irvine was sentenced Sept. 10 to more than 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to hiding cameras in school restrooms and other areas during a three-year span.

Siu Kong Sit, 38, of Rowland Heights, entered a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office on March 29 for one count of possession of child pornography.
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