Queensland Man Faces 110 Charges for Secretly Filming Girls with Walking Stick Camera

August 21, 2024
Queensland Man Faces 110 Charges for Secretly Filming Girls with Walking Stick Camera
  • A 56-year-old man from Jamboree Heights, Queensland, faces a total of 110 charges for allegedly filming and photographing young girls and women inappropriately using a camera attached to his walking stick.

  • The alleged incidents occurred at the Mt Ommaney shopping center, with a notable incident involving a 12-year-old girl filmed on an escalator on January 6.

  • The alarm was raised on January 6 when the man was observed filming the young girl, prompting her family to report the incident to the police.

  • Following the report, police arrested the man at the shopping center on January 11.

  • Detectives from Inala's child protection and investigation unit seized the man's camera, which allegedly contained numerous indecent videos and photographs taken without consent.

  • A subsequent search of the man's home in Jamboree Heights uncovered an electronic storage device with similar incriminating images and videos.

  • Initially charged with three counts of observations or recording in breach of privacy, the man now faces 106 counts of such offences, along with one count of indecent treatment of a child under 16, attempted recordings in breach of privacy, and two counts of stalking.

  • Queensland police are seeking additional information from the public regarding this case.

  • The investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity at the shopping center during the specified time frame to come forward.

  • The man appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 28, where he was remanded in custody and is scheduled to reappear on August 23.

  • The incidents reportedly took place at the shopping center between November 2023 and January 2024.

  • Following further investigation, the man was charged with 94 additional offences, bringing the total to 110 charges.

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