A man who filmed his colleagues using the toilet has been jailed.
Adam Devaney, 35, of Hambleton Place, Thirsk, was sentenced to two years’ jail at York Crown Court today (Friday).
Police identified 18 victims throughout the course of the investigation. They said Devaney’s actions had had a profound impact on them.
One woman said she had been left feeling “so degraded and violated that my privacy had been invaded”.
Another said: “I struggle to use work staff toilets or public toilets without being scared that a hidden device may be recording me.”
Their nightmare began when staff found a pen with a camera inside it in a staff toilet at their York area workplace in April 2021.
Police were called in. They arrested Devaney, who worked there. The pen, his phone and laptop were forensically analysed by specialist officers.
The pen and the phone contained footage of female staff using the toilet. They also contained videos of Devaney setting up the devices in the toilet, leaving, then returning to retrieve them.
More similar videos and images were found on his laptop.
Devaney pleaded guilty to 20 counts of voyeurism at York Crown Court on 2 January, before he was jailed today.
DC Jenna Hallewell, of North Yorkshire Police’s Safeguarding Investigation Team, said: “The victims in this case have shown extraordinary bravery in supporting the investigation, particularly after Devaney’s shameful crimes violated their privacy in the most horrific way.
“Sadly, the impact of what he did will stay with them forever.
“I hope, however, that they will take some comfort in the fact that he has been brought to justice, and must now face the consequence of his actions.”