You’ve got to hand it to the residents of Waterlooville, such a sleepy little town so we have to make our own entertainment. Leastways that seems to be the case with ex fire fighter and voyeur Andrew Dowden-Smith who had installed a spy camera in the toilets of our local Costa coffee shop.
Actually you have to give credit to Tricia Pearce who manages our local shop. For she it was that spotted the odd comings and goings of Dowden-Smith. On investigation she found that he had interfered with one of the power sockets in the shops toilets. She then discovered that he had installed the spy camera.
Presumably there isn’t enough excitement in fire fighting. He, Dowden-Smith apparently told police he bought the camera to take snaps of his family on holiday. One has to wonder what sort of snaps he was intending to take since this camera was small enough to hide in a power socket. He had also previously installed this camera in another Costa coffee shop in Cosham.
Dowden-Smith was sentenced to a three-year community order under supervision at Portsmouth Crown Court. He must take part in a sex offenders group work programme, do 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £650 costs. He has also had to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register.
Should have stuck to fire fighting.
Woman tells of shock at finding camera in toilet – East Hampshire – The News.
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