VOYEUR JAILED AFTER FITTING HIDDEN CAMERA IN ABERDEEN BAR CHANGING ROOM TO SPY ON ‘UNREQUITED CRUSH’
John Cameron, aged 34, covertly installed recording devices within the home of his victim and captured footage of her and two other women from January 2015 through April of the following year.He collected 17 videos in total, 13 of which showed the woman he was obsessed with, along with 100 still images.
Some recordings depicted the women in underwear or fully nude, including times when they were showering or on the toilet.
Cameron had previously admitted to filming the women without their permission, and he appeared before Aberdeen Sheriff Court for sentencing.
His lawyer, Ross Taggart, stated: “She was somebody he had known for a considerable amount of time and accepts he always had an unrequited crush on her.
He is thoroughly ashamed of himself and he still doesn’t really know why he did it, other than he had this crush.” The voyeurism was uncovered when the woman told him she found a hidden camera in her bedroom.
He then left a note confessing his feelings, which led police to identify him as responsible.
Mr.
Taggart added that Cameron, a first-time offender, has lost most of his friends and now seldom socializes due to the shame.
Sheriff Philip Mann told Cameron, of Craigton Road, that a prison sentence was the only suitable punishment.
He remarked: “I regard these offences as being very serious indeed.
“They involved a substantial breach of trust and the offences must have caused considerable anxiety to the complainers.
“It’s quite clear the victims have suffered probably serious psychological and emotional damage as a result.” Cameron was sentenced to 14 months in prison.
He was also placed on the sex offenders register and ordered to undergo a five-year period during which police can search any of his devices capable of taking pictures if required.
