A man caught with a camera which he had pointing up women's skirts has been sentenced.
Officers from the Cambridge City Neighbourhood Team were on patrol in the city on September 8 when they spotted Rick Sivier holding a camera bag by the strap and hanging it close to the floor.
The bag was open with the lens pointed upwards, and the officers observed him walk through Market Square, Petty Curry and Rose Crescent, approaching women wearing skirts closely.
The officers stopped Sivier, identified themselves as police officers, and took the camera from the bag, which had been recording for 45 minutes.
A search of his home in Warren Road, Cambridge, uncovered a number of hard drives and SIM cards with further footage.
In an interview, he made full admissions and told police it was not the first time he had recorded footage taken from up the skirts of women.
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At Cambridge Magistrates' Court on October 18, Sivier was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for two years, given a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and must carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
The 62-year-old was also given a five-year sexual harm prevention order and put on the sex offenders register for seven years.
Detective Constable Ben Smith said: "Thanks to the eagle-eyed neighbourhood officers, this man has been put before the courts for his actions.
"We urge people to look out for suspicious behaviour and report it so we can continue to put predators, who are a danger to women and girls, in front of the courts."
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