Office clerk filmed colleagues in a toilet and received a suspended sentence

An office clerk placed a hidden phone in a staff toilet and recorded colleagues. He pleaded guilty to voyeurism and possession of extreme pornography and was given a 15-week suspended sentence.

An office employee was found to have hidden a mobile phone in a staff toilet and recorded colleagues. A co-worker discovered the device, played back the recording and alerted police. Officers identified the employee after footage showed him placing the phone and hiding it under a rag. The man later pleaded guilty to voyeurism and to possessing extreme pornography. What was reported: - A hidden phone was found under a rag in a toilet cubicle at a rental company in Cheshire and was recording. - The device captured at least one man using the toilet and was used on multiple occasions over about two hours. - Police seized two mobile phones and a laptop and found messages and further video material related to the recordings. - Investigators also found five images of extreme pornography involving animals among the material recovered. - The defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism and one count of possession of extreme pornography. Summary: The court gave the man a 15-week suspended prison term, ordered 120 hours of unpaid work, 20 days of rehabilitation activity and costs of £454. He must also sign the sex offenders register for seven years. The court heard mitigation about past bullying and family bereavement, which was taken into account when sentencing. Future employment consequences were not reported.