Man accused of 'upskirting' children 'aged between six and ten' in a shop is banned from The Junction complex in Antrim town
A man accused of "upskirting" children aged between six and ten years old in a shop, has been banned from entering The Junction shopping complex in Antrim town as part of bail.
The 43-year-old is charged with voyeurism. The man is alleged to have committed an offence on June 27 this year.
The specifics of the voyeurism charge allege that he 'operated equipment beneath the clothing of another person with the intention of enabling observation of genital or buttocks area when this area was not otherwise visible, and either with the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or humiliating, alarming or distressing' the victim.
There is a second charge that he 'committed an act of a lewd obscene and disgusting nature and outraging public decency by taking a photo, photos or recordings of a child or children for sexual gratification'.
Adrian McPeake, of Moyagoney Road at Clady near Portglenone, appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday (October 20), via video link from prison where he was on remand.
An earlier court was told that CCTV from a shop was awaited and a phone seized from the defendant had to be examined.
The court heard that it is an "upskirting case" involving children believed to be aged between six and ten years old.
"Filming" by a mobile phone was "witnessed by shop assistants". The identities of the alleged victims are unknown, the court heard.
At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, it was heard that the defendant has now provided his PIN code for two devices - a mobile phone and a tablet.
As part of £500 bail the defendant is not to enter The Junction; he is not to be in possession of a mobile phone with photo/video capability; he is not to access the internet; and he is to have no unsupervised contact with people under the age of 18.
At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, the case was adjourned to Tuesday November 17.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said that the defendant should consider himself "fortunate" to get bail as "these are serious matters".