Criminal voyeurism (page 245)

In one of the first prosecutions for voyeurism under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, a man was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment on 22 April after he admitted installing miniature television cameras in rooms used by his tenants. Francesco Vitetta, a computer programmer, watched and recorded the images in a converted back room underneath the flat.
“During the course of 2004 Vitetta rented out three rooms to female students. The girls were English, French and Spanish,” said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police.
“Whilst living at the address in Neville Road, Croydon, the girls became aware of a black object taped to the top of their wardrobes — they thought it was a light fitting — and also a similar black object poking out of a green washbag in the bathroom. During a visit from her mother, the French student showed her these objects and, on inspection, they took the decision to notify the police.
“Police searched this address and uncovered a large number of pirated DVDs, along with a small black receiver aerial and the necessary equipment for the manufacturing and distributing process. CCTV cameras were also found.”
Six days later, a man who set up a video camera to film his wife in the bathroom received a community sentence under the Act. His activities came to light when the man's wife switched on the television and saw her husband having a bath. You can read the Telegraph story here.

Posted at April 28, 2005 08:00 AM