HUDDERSFIELD DAD FILMED PEOPLE IN CHANGING ROOMS WITH A CAMERA ON HIS SHOE
A man from Huddersfield used a spy camera attached to his Shoes to record people changing in a swimming pool's facilities.Nicholas Greaves additionally placed a hidden camera in his bathroom, capturing footage of two women during their showers.
He also amassed hundreds of thousands of indecent images of children, expressing a specific attraction to girls aged 14 and 15, referring to them as 'absolute perfection' and stating that their bodies worsen over time.
The 60-year-old mechanic from Score Croft, Skelmanthorpe, appeared before Leeds Crown Court to face charges including three counts of producing indecent images of children, possessing a prohibited child image, possessing extreme pornography, and voyeurism on two occasions.
Prosecutor Samuel Ponniah told the court that Greaves admitted he had a sexual interest in children and believed he was unlikely to be caught.
Evidence showed he started collecting such images in 2017, with 110 categorized as level A, 200 as level B, and 390 as level C.
Authorities also found a computer-generated child depiction classified as illegal, as well as an extreme pornographic picture involving an adult woman and an animal.
Messages on Telegram indicated he was involved in sharing child exploitation material, although no proof was found that he had transmitted images.
Greaves explained that his small camera in the swimming changing area had been acquired about a year prior to record people surreptitiously, and that another camera in his bathroom was used to film women.
His admissions to the police revealed his clear sexual interests, and records showed he had downloaded images starting from 2017.
Judge Ray Singh highlighted the seriousness of his crimes, asserting that possessing indecent images contributes to the cycle of child abuse and that these crimes are not victimless.
He sentenced Greaves to one year in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered him to complete 35 days of rehabilitative work.
Additionally, he was placed under a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and required to register as a sex offender for ten years.
In mitigation, solicitor Rachel Smith argued that increased victim awareness since the pre-sentence report suggested that education and therapy could be beneficial.
The judge noted, 'You are 60 and have no previous convictions.
All these offences were committed for your own sexual gratification.'
