Voyeur jailed for installing cameras in homes

A man who secretly installed cameras in people's homes and workplaces has been jailed for voyeurism.

Northamptonshire Police said Jean-Pierre Francis came to their attention in May 2024 when a woman found a hidden camera in her bedroom in Northampton.

His devices were seized and officers found hundreds of videos and images dating from 2015 to 2025. Cameras were discovered to have been placed in plugs, USB sticks, a pen and in a shower gel bottle.

Francis, 33, of Poppyfield Court in the town, pleaded guilty to six counts of voyeurism, with women aged from their 20s to their 60s found to be victims. He has been jailed for three years and six months at Northampton Crown Court.

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 has also been put on the sex offenders register for life.

Det Con Georgia Sampson said 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".

"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," she said.

"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 behaviour."

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