Mount Ommaney: Man accused of filming girls and women with walking stick camera
A Queensland man accused of indecently filming girls and women with a camera attached to his walking stick in a sickening two-month spree is facing dozens of further charges after a police raid.
The 56-year-old man from Jamboree Heights is facing 110 charges after a string of alleged incidents.
Police say women and girls were inappropriately filmed and photographed at a shopping centre in Mount Ommaney between November 2023 and January 2024.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.The alarm was raised just before 11.30am on January 6 when a man using a small camera attached to a walking stick allegedly began filming a 12-year-old girl who was travelling on an escalator.
The girl’s family reported the incident to police.
Following investigations by detectives from Inala’s child protection and investigation unit, the man was arrested at a shopping centre in Mount Ommaney on January 11.
Police seized the man’s camera which they allege contained a number of indecent videos and photographs of women taken in public areas in the shopping centre without their consent.
During a search warrant at a home in Jamboree Heights police allegedly found electronic storage devices containing similar images and videos.
The man was initially charged with three counts of observations or recording in breach of privacy, one count of indecent treatment of child under 16 (take photograph) and one count attempted observations or recordings in breach of privacy.
He appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 28 where he was remanded in custody.
After forensic examination of all seized devices, CCTV and other evidence, detectives charged the man with 94 additional offences this month.
In total, the man has been charged with 106 counts of observations or recording in breach of privacy, one count each of indecent treatment of child under 16 (take photograph), attempted recordings in breach of privacy, and two counts of stalking.
He remains in custody and is due to reappear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 23.
the investigation is ongoing and detectives have appealed for anyone with information or anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity at a shopping centre in Mount Ommaney between November 2023 and January 2024 to contact them.
