Teacher paid twice to see teen sex

Andrew Loader. Photo / Supplied

A former senior Bay of Plenty teacher has admitted paying $240 to twice watch two teenagers have sex - one of whom was a 16-year-old girl.

Andrew Ray Loader - a former teacher at Otumoetai College - pleaded guilty to a charge laid under the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 in Tauranga District Court yesterday.

The plea followed weeks of secrecy surrounding the name of the school Loader was employed by at the time the offending took place.

Until now, a court suppression order has barred the Bay of Plenty Times from identifying the college - but the order lapsed after school authorities abandoned lodging an appeal against Judge Robert Wolff's decision to allow publication.

Loader, 49, pleaded guilty to entering a contract for commercial sexual services with a person aged under 18 after an earlier charge, of receiving commercial sexual services from a 16-year-old teenager, was withdrawn by police.

The offences occurred on two separate occasions in November, 2012.

The police summary of facts reveals that between October 27 and November 3 Loader communicated with a 19-year-old male on the social networking website, Facebook.

Loader and the male teenager were known to each other, as the 19-year-old was a former Otumoetai College student.

The 16-year-old girl was not a current or former student of the college.

An agreement was reached that Loader would pay $120 to watch the male teenager and the 16-year-old girl, who he had been told was 17, have sexual intercourse.

This occurred twice and Loader paid a total of $240 after withdrawing the cash from an ATM.

Judge Peter Rollo convicted Loader of the charge and remanded him on bail pending sentencing on March 15.

While on bail Loader, is barred from associating with the other parties to the sex services contract.

Outside court Loader declined to comment.

He resigned from the school by mutual agreement and the matter is also being investigated by the New Zealand Teachers' Council.

Otumoetai College principal Dave Randell said when the news first broke he and other teaching staff were shocked.

"Andrew was a popular teacher who worked at the school for nine years and he was also involved in the Young Enterprise programme at the school ...

"There was total dismay among the staff, we just couldn't believe it," he said.

Mr Randell said Loader's "unbecoming conduct" was very disappointing. However, he added, the public could have complete confidence the school had taken the appropriate disciplinary action.