Wiltshire 999s
  • Wiltshire news
    • Incidents
    • Courts
  • West Country news
  • News near you
    • Swindon
    • Chippenham
    • Trowbridge
    • Salisbury
    • Find your area >
  • Support
    • Mental health helplines
    • Domestic abuse helplines
  • More
    • Community
No Result
View All Result
Wiltshire 999s
No Result
View All Result
Home Wiltshire news Wiltshire courts

Chippenham pervert secretly recorded woman doing private act in care home

byDaniel Jae Webb
31 August 2021 | 5.00pm
Police officer ‘blames herself’ for sexual assault in heart-rendering impact statement
Share on FacebookPost on XSend via WhatsApp

A pervert care worker who secretly recorded an indecent video of a woman has been ordered to register as a sex offender.

The defendant, who can’t be named to protect the identity of his victim, appeared before Swindon Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to a single count of voyeurism.

The bench heard how the man, in his 30s, committed the offence at a Chippenham care home in December 2020 by recording a female colleague doing a private act without her consent, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification.

Defence solicitor Charlotte Frizzell said her client was “very disgusted” by his behaviour.

“He clearly needs some intervention, he clearly needs some assistance in relation to understanding boundaries – specifically sexual boundaries in relation to female colleagues in the future”, she told the court.

She continued: “He has suffered quite significantly in relation to this offence that he committed already.

“You have heard that he was suspended and he’s lost his job. At the moment he isn’t working and his wife is the breadwinner.”

Referring to a reference provided by his wife, Ms Frizzell said: “He had explained to his wife, and it is very clear in the letter that she’s written, they’ve obviously got a lot of work to do on their relationship.

“One thing that has come out of it is they are both opening up a lot more with each other now and hopefully will continue to in the future. They are working at their relationship and hopefully it will be a situation where it will not affect their relationship in the future.

“Albeit in these quite unusual circumstances, it may at least bring them closer in certain aspects.”

Ms Frizzell asked the bench to consider a community order rather than a prison sentence due to his previous good character and significant remorse.

Returning to the bench after 15 minutes of deliberations, chairman Alix Smith labelled the offence “very very serious”.


She said: “We went out to consider whether or not this offence was serious enough to send you to custody, and we do consider it to be very very serious.

“However, we are not going to send you to custody – we are going to make a community order.”

He was sentenced to a two-year community order consisting of 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 240 hours of unpaid work.

Ms Smith warned the defendant that he faces a prison sentence if he does not comply with his community order.

He was told to attend Chippenham Police Station to register as a sex offender for five years.

Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel and get breaking news sent directly to your mobile – don’t forget to turn on notifications by clicking the bell icon.

Click a topic to read more stories like this:

Tags: ChippenhamTop stories

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

TOP STORIES

  • All
  • Wiltshire news
  • Wiltshire courts
Man in distress on Swindon car park sparks town centre cordon
Wiltshire news

Man in distress on Swindon car park sparks town centre cordon

byDaniel Jae Webb
2 July 2025 | 3.49pm
0

...

Read moreDetails
Probe launched as man, 20s, dies with serious injuries in Swindon

Probe launched as man, 20s, dies with serious injuries in Swindon

2 July 2025 | 1.24pm
Man suffers serious injury after disorder breaks out in Swindon

Man suffers serious injury after disorder breaks out in Swindon

29 June 2025 | 11.58am
Man jailed for killing brother at motocross event in Wiltshire

Man jailed for killing brother at motocross event in Wiltshire

26 June 2025 | 4.15pm
Ambulance service to axe co-responder scheme in Wiltshire

Ambulance service to axe co-responder scheme in Wiltshire

26 June 2025 | 5.38pm
  • About us
  • Complaints
  • Contact us
  • Contributor terms
  • Privacy policy
Reporting reality.

All content © State Six News Limited, unless otherwise stated. All rights reserved. | Wiltshire 999s is a trading style of State Six News Limited. Company number: 16190242. | Registered company address: Suite A, 82 James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 7DE.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • 999 News
  • Court News
  • West Country news
  • News near you
    • Swindon
    • Chippenham
    • Trowbridge
    • Find your area
  • Info & Help
    • Wiltshire Flood Warnings
    • Domestic abuse helplines
    • Mental health helplines
    • Court reporting
  • About & Contact
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • WhatsApp alerts
    • Contributor terms
    • Complaints
A TIP-OFF