A special needs teacher who secretly moonlighted as an OnlyFans model was unmasked when shocked colleagues stumbled across her racy online alter-ego.
Leanne Wilson, 41, had been working at a school for autistic pupils while running an explicit subscription account offering paying strangers sexual content under the alias ‘Sophie Palmer’.
Wilson used the adult platform to advertise graphic pictures and videos, rating services and the chance for subscribers to ‘control’ her sex toy.
Her double life was only exposed by chance when a colleague scrolling Instagram was unexpectedly greeted with lingerie-clad photos of Wilson through the app’s ‘people you may know’ function.
The profile, under the same pseudonym, featured two ‘sexually provocative’ images and a link to her far more explicit OnlyFans page, described as belonging to a ‘secondary school teacher’.
Wilson was suspended after being reported to bosses at Holbrook School for Autism, near Belper, Derbyshire.
A misconduct hearing ruled that she had ‘fallen significantly short of the standard of behaviour expected of a teacher’.
However, Wilson was spared being banned from the profession – with the panel deciding that publishing the findings of her misconduct was punishment enough.
Leanne Wilson (pictured) had been working at a school for autistic pupils while running an explicit subscription account offering paying strangers sexual content
Wilson, who had worked at the specialist school since 2015, resigned from her job after her online activities emerged in May 2023
Her OnlyFans page was said to have offered subscribers one-on-one chats, as well as advertising her underwear for sale.
At the Teaching Regulation Agency hearing, Wilson insisted she had set up the account in April 2022 while she was ‘extremely unwell’ and used it only until October that year.
She admitted sharing sexualised content but had done so ‘in a manner that did not show her face or make her immediately recognisable’.
She insisted that while her OnlyFans profile had offered subscribers the opportunity to control her Bluetooth sex toy, she did not own such a device and had ‘no intention of actually acting on what was advertised’.
Panel chair Peter Walker said: ‘Ms Wilson explained that she had interacted with only a small number of subscribers whilst she was actively using the OnlyFans account and that she had sent them images, but these had always been of her wearing underwear in a manner that did not show her face or make her immediately recognisable.
‘Ms Wilson said that she had refused to send images or carry out any other activity which was of a more explicit nature and that this had resulted in her losing subscribers.’
Mr Walker added: ‘Ms Wilson’s conduct in posting two sexually provocative images on Instagram, as well as advertising paid services of a sexually explicit nature on the OnlyFans account was serious conduct which fell significantly short of the standard of behaviour expected of a teacher.’
Wilson used the adult platform to advertise graphic pictures and videos, penis-rating services and the chance for subscribers to ‘control’ her vibrator
Wilson accepted her conduct had been inappropriate and unprofessional.
But the panel said the circumstances – including her ill health at the time – meant it was a ‘one-off episode’ unlikely to be repeated.
The hearing, in Coventry, West Midlands, heard that both profiles were subsequently deleted.
Mr Walker added: ‘Ms Wilson’s conduct was not momentary or done on impulse, however, the panel were nonetheless of the view that this was a one-off episode in Ms Wilson’s life and that she had shown insight into what had led to this occurring.’
The panel also heard from former students and parents who praised Wilson’s ‘dedicated and impactful’ abilities as a teacher.
Opting against a ban, Mr Walker concluded: ‘Whilst Ms Wilson’s behaviour was serious, the panel considered that her actions were not of the kind which were incompatible with being a teacher.’
Wilson – who now runs a dog-walking business in her home village of Smalley, Derbyshire – declined to comment when approached by the Daily Mail.
A spokesperson for Esteem Multi-Academy Trust, which runs Holbook School for Autism, said: ‘At Esteem we have extremely high standards and expectations for both staff and students.
‘We acted promptly as soon as we were made aware of concerns about a former member of staff in May 2023.
‘She was suspended immediately while a swift and thorough investigation took place and was dismissed following its conclusion in July of the same year.
‘The case was then referred to the Teacher Regulation Authority for a full hearing.’