A Swindon nurse who filmed men and a child urinating in a toilet at a local Asda has been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Pheddie Delos Reyes took video footage through a hole in a cubical wall for nearly three hours on 19 July 2023 – before a customer spotted the camera and informed staff.
A security guard detained the pervert, who was 29 years old at the time, and police arrived a short time later to arrest him on suspicion of voyeurism.
CCTV footage at the Swindon supermarket revealed that approximately 50 males, including children, entered the toilets during that time.
Police seized multiple devices from Delos Reyes, including phones and cameras. One phone contained videos of men and a child being filmed while urinating.
In court, he pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism and was released on conditional bail. After failing to appear in court, a warrant was issued and he was later remanded in custody in January 2024.
In February, the case was adjourned for further investigation into the video content. On 2 May 2024, he pleaded guilty to a third charge of making an indecent image of a child and was remanded for sentencing at Swindon Crown Court.
On 27 June 2024, Delos Reyes was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to register as a sex offender. A Sexual Harm Prevention Order was also imposed.
The defendant was referred to the NMC by Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following his arrest and he was suspended. He had been working as a registered adult nurse since March 2019.
At a hearing on 19 May, a tribunal panel ruled to strike Delos Reyes off the register, stating the public would be “shocked” if such action was not taken due to the seriousness of his convictions.
The panel noted that although the offences occurred outside of clinical settings, they revealed a serious attitudinal issue that could lead to Delos Reyes posing an unwarranted risk to patients in the future.
It also acknowledged that he had shown “some remorse” but displayed only a “limited understanding” of the consequences of his actions.
An interim suspension order lasting 18 months was imposed to allow for any possible appeal.
