A pervert who used hidden cameras to film hundreds of people using public toilets across Sydney has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars.
Sydney man Benjamin Moorhouse, 40, was charged with filming a person in a private act without consent ‘for sexual arousal or sexual gratification’.
Moorhouse allegedly installed hidden cameras in public toilets at North Sydney and Parramatta train stations, as well as a disabled bathroom at Westfield Parramatta in February and March this year.
Sydney man Benjamin Moorhouse, 40, (pictured) was charged with filming a person in a private act without consent ‘for sexual arousal or sexual gratification’
Moorhouse was given a six-month non-parole period in court on Tuesday, but is expected to appeal the sentence later in the day.
When police arrested Moorhouse outside his home in Parramatta, they found him with a camera similar to those found at the stations.
A number of items were seized for forensic tests following a search of his home, police said.
Moorehouse pleaded guilty to the charges, including two instances when a child under 16 was filmed.
Benjamin Moorhouse, 40, (left) has been charged with several counts of filming a person in a private act without consent ‘for sexual arousal or sexual gratification’
Moorhouse (left) is alleged to have installed hidden cameras in the toilets of North Sydney and Parramatta train stations, as well as a disabled bathroom at Westfield Parramatta, in February and March this year
Almost 100 people were filmed at a Parramatta train station toilet between February 13 and 14, while another 23 were filmed on the morning of February 10 in a toilet at North Sydney station
Police told the court Moorhouse installed a camera underneath the sink in the bathrooms.
Almost 100 people were filmed at a Parramatta train station toilet between February 13 and 14, while another 23 were filmed on the morning of February 10 in a toilet at North Sydney station.
Another 100 people were filmed in a Westfield Parramatta disabled bathroom between March 17 and 20.
When police arrested Moorhouse outside his home in Parramatta, they found him with a camera similar to those found at train station toilets
A number of items were seized for forensic tests following a search of Moorehouse’s home, police said
Moorhouse (centre, back to camera) filmed 200 people including children using cameras under the sink