Jean-Pierre Francis, 33, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison after being charged with six counts of voyeurism
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- A man has been sentenced to prison after secretly installing "discreet cameras" in people's homes and workplaces, police have said
- Jean-Pierre Francis, 33, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison after appearing at Northampton Crown Court in England on April 17
- "On one occasion he even used a shower gel bottle to conceal a device," officials said, confirming that he'd also hidden cameras in items including a camera pen, flash drives and plugs
A 33-year-old man in England has been sentenced to prison after secretly installing cameras in people's homes and workplaces, authorities have said.
On Wednesday, April 22, Northamptonshire Police in the U.K. confirmed in a release that Jean-Pierre Francis had been sentenced to three years and six months in prison after appearing at the Northampton Crown Court on Friday, April 17.
Francis's “penchant for voyeurism” first came to officers' attention in May 2024, after “a woman found a hidden camera in the bedroom of her Northampton home,” the release stated.
Police confirmed that Francis was identified as a suspect after an investigation was launched by the force's Criminal Investigation Department.
“As a result, his devices were seized and upon analysis, officers found hundreds of videos and images that Francis had taken between 2015 and 2025 using discreet cameras,” the release said.
Police added, “The cameras were found to have been used in all manner of items including a camera pen, USB sticks [flash drives] and plugs. On one occasion he even used a shower gel bottle to conceal a device.”
Officials discovered that six women in their 20s to 60s had been victims of Francis' crimes, and he was subsequently charged with six counts of voyeurism.
He pleaded guilty to the offences at Northampton Crown Court on March 13, before being sentenced last week.
The release stated, “A destruction order was also made in relation to all of the devices Francis used to offend, and he was also handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order which prevents him from owning any phone with a camera, and any other recording devices. He will also be on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.”
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Detective Constable Georgia Sampson, who was the lead investigator on the case, said, “Jean-Pierre Francis carried out sustained and deeply invasive offending, abusing everyday technology to violate the privacy of his victims in places where they should have felt safest,” per the release.
“Our priority throughout this investigation was to give the victims a voice and to ensure their experiences were taken seriously. I hope the conclusion of this case allows them to move forward,” Sampson added.
The officer continued, “This was a complex and highly technical investigation, involving the meticulous examination of multiple devices spanning a decade of offending, and it ultimately exposed the true scale of his [behavior],” thanking police constable Sean Taylor from the team's Digital Media Investigation Team, “whose expertise and persistence in downloading and analysing a vast quantity of digital material was instrumental in securing this conviction.”
“Tackling violence against women and girls is a priority for Northamptonshire Police and we will continue working hard to put more people like Francis behind bars,” Sampson concluded.
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