Former teacher convicted of filming under girl's skirt

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 07:14 · Archive

An 80-year-old former teacher has been convicted of filming under a 15-year-old girl's skirt in a Primark store.

Terrance Byford, 80, of Watton, followed a family into Primark on Gentleman's Walk in Norwich and covertly positioned his phone camera below a teenage girl's summer dress to film up her skirt. The girl's father became suspicious when he noticed Byford holding his phone awkwardly and confronted him. Byford attempted to flee the store and was stopped by an off-duty policewoman as he tried to delete images and video from his phone.

Norwich Crown Court was told that CCTV footage captured Byford observing the family outside the store before following them inside and following the girl. Videos found on his seized phone showed him zooming in on other girls and contained online searches for images of young girls in mini skirts, according to the prosecution. Byford initially denied an offence of operating equipment beneath clothing without consent but changed his plea to guilty after being confronted with evidence. Upskirting was made a separate criminal offence in 2019 with offenders facing up to two years in prison.

How it is being reported

• Pervert in Primark... Former teacher filmed up 15-year-old girl's skirt in superstoreTerrance Byford covertly positioned his phone camera below her summer dress as the youngster looked at bikinis.Eastern Daily Press · 27 Oct, 06:00
• Pervert in Primark... Former teacher filmed up 15-year-old girl's skirt in superstoreTerrance Byford covertly positioned his phone camera below her summer dress as the youngster looked at bikinis.Norwich Evening News · 27 Oct, 06:00

In this story: Terrance Byford · Norwich Crown Court · Primark · Norwich

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