Its got to be vat grown it might as well be long pig.

The next step is to take action against those who deemed it protective of his charges to:

1. access an electronic device without permission
2. view personal images whose intended audience was limited to a chosen few (maybe one, not staff in general)
3. fail to limit the negative impact on the life of his charges

First step would be to seize the personal/work computers of the people involved to ensure copies of said photos has not been taken.

At a minimum a transfer to a job where the people he responsibility for are only one pay grade below him, power trippers must be stopped and they hate that.

Again

Thats governments for you. 'Those suckers have authority...'