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Toilet snapper avoids jail

Summary

In a case heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Aleksander Janik, aged 23, pleaded guilty to engaging in offensive conduct of a sexual nature at Dundrum Town Centre on 10 August 2019. Janik had placed his phone under a public toilet cubicle to capture images of a male occupant. The incident occurred after a man used the toilet at 6 pm, discovered a live phone in the cubicle, and confronted Janik, who then locked himself in the disabled toilet. Gardaí were called, and Janik was arrested. A subsequent garda interview and a search of his phone revealed images of shoes, legs and a toilet. Justice Karen O'Connor described the offence as a significant invasion of privacy, noted Janik's cooperation and mental health counselling, and suspended a one‑year prison term on the condition that he engage with the Probation Service for nine months and comply with all directions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Toilet snapper avoids jail. Charges or matters: engaging in offensive conduct of a sexual nature at Dundrum Town Centre on August 10, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

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• August 10, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-01-19 Publication

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