A community nurse is set to be sentenced after committing acts of voyeurism and creating an indecent image of a child.
Pheddie Delos Reyes, 29, of Longlevens Road, Manchester, was working at Swindon's Great Western Hospital at the time he committed the offences.
Appearing before Bolton Crown Court on Wednesday, May 29 having previously pleaded guilty to the offences, the court heard how he had entered the Asda store in Swindon at 6.10pm on July 18, 2023, and went to the toilets where he stayed for two hours.
CCTV showed that during the time Reyes was in the toilet, 15 males had entered and left.
Reyes was caught after a man using the toilets noticed a hole and saw a camera recording. The person shouted to the rest of the toilet 'there's someone taking photos of us' before alerting supermarket staff and security.
Police were called and a distressed Delos Reyes was arrested, but needed to be taken to hospital after having a panic attack.
His devices were searched and videos of men using the urinals were found on a phone, as well as an image of a child also using the urinals.
One of the videos was dated July 13, and CCTV confirmed that Reyes had been present in the Asda store on that date as well.
Reyes was remanded into custody in January this year, after failing to attend scheduled court dates.
Reyes' barrister, Mr Ross, argued that he should not receive a prison sentence because of the amount of time he had already been in prison.
He said: "He recognises that he made a shockingly bad choice, he is remorseful, and he has already been incarcerated in difficult circumstances because of the nature of the offences,"
But Judge Clarke KC was reluctant to consider a suspended sentence until an issue over where Delos Reyes was actually living was resolved.
He instead adjourned the sentencing until June 27 so that proof of an address in writing could be provided.
He said: "Mr Reyes your barrister is trying to persuade me to suspend a prison sentence. But that would only be appropriate if there is stable accommodation for you, and you really ought to be going to jail for longer than you’ve already been in.
"I am prepared to consider an alternative to a prison sentence, with proof of you being at an address, so I will see you again in a month's time."
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