Police to investigate school porn incident

Police are investigating the incident at Mt Albert Grammar. Photo / File

Police have now stepped in to investigate allegations a student hacked into an Auckland school's database and sent pornographic images to all its pupils.

Yesterday Mt Albert Grammar school said it was looking into an incident in which graphic images were sent to all its 2700 students.

Today police have confirmed they are also investigating the alleged hacking.

Officers were currently working with the school, a police spokeswoman said.

No further information was provided, but the spokeswoman said more information may be released later today.

Yesterday it was revealed a student at Mt Albert Grammar had allegedly created a fake Gmail account, hacked into the school's email database, and then sent pornographic images to all students in the school.

The email address was then deactivated, Radio New Zealand reported.

Mt Albert Grammar school headmaster Dale Burden said the database was immediately closed down after parents notified the school.