Two men who secretly photographed members of the public in swimming pools in London have been jailed. Adam Dennis 38, of Littlehampton, West Sussex, and Robert Morgan, 32, of Bradmore Park, Hammersmith, took images of people including children in pools in London and the south west of England.
British Transport Police found the images after the men were investigated as part of a separate assault on board a train in March 2017. A mobile phone was seized and further forensic examination found footage of victims in bathrooms and changing rooms.
The devices had covertly filmed videos of people using the bathroom and images of victims in changing room cubicles. Police also found online chats of them sharing and trading images of victims filmed covertly in swimming pool changing rooms and creating profile documents for them.
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They used social media to research their victims to create these documents. There were a possible 6,000 potential victims and detectives have identified a large number of these, although some of the photos are unidentifiable. Some of the victims who have been identified were children at the time of the footage being captured and were unaware they were being filmed.
Investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Claire Jackson-Harwood, said: “This has been a long-running investigation with officers working tirelessly to ensure the victims get the justice they deserve. Dennis and Morgan’s insidious actions will have a life-long impact on the victims who were preyed upon while they innocently enjoyed a hobby.
“They have given no thought to the victims and simply acted for their own gratification. Not satisfied with just recording the images, they have worked together to go on and create profile documents and researched their victims on social media.
“These actions make this offending even more shocking. I hope this outcome gives the victims the closure they deserve.”
Dennis pled guilty to conspiracy to one count of voyeurism, one count of conspiracy to make indecent photographs of a child, one count of conspiracy to distribute indecent photographs of a child and one count of possessing indecent photographs of a child.
He was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment, to serve half and spend the remainder on licence. Morgan pled guilty to one count of voyeurism, one count of conspiracy to make indecent photographs of a child, one count of conspiracy to distribute an indecent photograph of a child, three counts of possessing indecent photographs of a child, one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child, and one count of possession of a controlled drug.
He received a 20-month sentence, suspended for two years, as well as 120 hours unpaid work and attendance to a rehab programme. Both men are also subject to a nine-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and are not allowed to contact each other.
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