A Kingston man who installed a hidden camera in a coffee shop toilet because of a “fetish for watching women urinating” has pleaded guilty to voyeurism. 

Last year, Antony Dines, 31, of Shortlands Road, installed the camera in the toilet of the Starbucks near MI5 headquarters in Vauxhall.

The camera was left running for months until a customer spotted it.

George Crivelli, prosecuting, said: “On November 22 last year a customer was using the toilet inside Starbucks when he looked up at the ceiling and noticed a light shining directly above, upon closer inspection it became clear that he could see a camera, the customer stood on the toilet and touched the device.

“He reported this to Starbucks and staff informed police who attended and took the camera in question from the ceiling for forensic analysis.

“A download was done of the video and in film footage it is clear that a gentleman is installing the camera and he has a screwdriver to put the camera in place, the defendant has actually filmed himself installing the camera.”

The office worker also hid another camera in a ladies' toilet in New Malden.

His image was circulated and after his colleagues recognised him and called the police, he was arrested at work on Wednesday, November 22.

Police found he had a rucksack full of women’s underwear at his office, along with small cameras, memory cards, and a screwdriver.

Mr Crivelli said: “The defendant was interviewed twice by police and admitted to placing the camera.

“He placed it and had a coffee whilst waiting for people to use the toilet and admitted he had a fetish for watching women urinating.”

District Judge Karen Hammond indicated Dines would likely get a community order when he appears in court to be sentenced in early December.

Dines was bailed under the condition he is not in possession of any recording devices or attends any public-use toilets.

He pleaded guilty to four counts of voyeurism in that he recorded a person doing a private act with the intention that he would obtain sexual gratification knowing that the other person did not consent.

He also admitted two further charges of voyeurism.

Dines was bailed to be sentenced at Camberwell Magistrates’ Court next month.