A 32-year-old man has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for seven years following a conviction for upskirting offences.
Richard Whyley filmed under the skirts of victims, recording 6,000 images of buttocks and genitals in Worcester High Street using a GoPro camera concealed in the toe of his shoe.
A 16-year-old girl raised the alarm at H&M in Worcester on August 16, 2019 after she heard the camera click, bringing his depraved campaign to an end which included recording women having sex in their homes.
The 32-year-old admitted voyeurism, two charges of recording an image under clothing to observe without consent and operating equipment beneath the clothing of another without consent.
The photos were taken mainly in Worcester but also in Malvern and Stourbridge between June 26 and August 15, 2019.
Officers located Whyley at University of Worcester Arena and arrested him.
A number of items were recovered including, a go-pro camera containing a memory card and boots which had been adapted with a hole drilled into the toe area.
A search was carried out of the go-pro camera and over 6,000 images were discovered. It is believed the images were of 235 separate victims who did not know photos had been taken by Whyley.
At crown court he was sentenced to a Community Order for 36 months to include:
A Supervision Order for 36 months
Attendance of a sex offenders’ programme
Rehabilitation activity requirement for 40 days
Curfew Order for 4 months
Compensation of £750 to victim
Sex Offenders Register for 7 years
Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 5 years
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