01 September,2011 12:28 PM IST | | ANI
A secondary school sex education teacher in the UK who led a double life as a porn star and a stripper is facing being struck off the teaching register after his lifestyle was exposed
Benedict Garrett, 31, is accused of raking in cash under the alias "Johnny Anglais" while working at Beal High School in Ilford, Essex.
He also owned a website containing details of his work as a stripper, which could be freely viewed by pupils, a disciplinary hearing was told.
On the site, Garrett who continues to work as a stripper, could be seen scantily clad and dressed as a fireman.
Alongside the pictures, he claimed to be "a man with a mission" - to "unashamedly demonstrate the art of pleasure in the realms of fitness, sex and entertainment."
He also described how he has taught "young people to be open-minded, respectful, tolerant of others" for the past four years.
The General Teaching Council panel in Birmingham heard how Garrett "undertook work of a pornographic nature" and "performed as a stripper in public place" while employed by at Beal High School, in Ilford, Essex, between January 1 2008 and July 16 2010.
In an impassioned 30-minute statement in his defence, he argued that teachers should be able to keep their professional and private lives separate.
"They may go out and get drunk off their faces," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
"They are human and if they are doing it and it is legal that is their choice," he added.
