Uniformed Sainsbury's Employee Sentencing For Filming Up Girl's Skirt

A Sainsbury’s employee in full uniform, who was caught by a customer and the store’s CCTV using his phone to film up a teenage schoolgirl’s mini-skirt, has received a suspended prison sentence.

Alex O’Halloran, 33, was arrested and an investigation revealed he had a huge collection of 388 ‘upskirt’ pictures he had taken of women, plus images from a secret camera he installed in the staff ladies’ toilet.

At Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court he was sentenced to sixteen months imprisonment, suspended for two years.

O’Halloran must also comply with a two-year Community Order, which includes 35 days on the Probation Service’s Horizon programme for sex offenders.

He must complete 30 days of a rehabilitation activity requirement and 120 hours of unpaid community service work.

O’Halloran, of Tankerton Terrace, Mitcham Road, Croydon pleaded guilty to outraging public decency at Sainsbury’s, The Green, Twickenham on July 18, 2018 by taking an ‘upskirt’ photo of the girl, wearing her school uniform.

At a previous hearing the court was played a short clip from the store’s CCTV, which plainly showed O’Halloran blatantly approaching the girl - wearing a plaid mini-skirt and white shirt - from behind.

As she was looking at items on the store’s shelves he leaned forward and, using his mobile phone, filmed up her skirt.

A male customer, who entered the store at 3.15pm, also witnessed O’Halloran with his phone in his hand taking a picture up the schoolgirl’s skirt.

The customer complained and the police were informed, revealing further similar crimes O’Halloran committed.

Further clips were found on his phone and computer

O’Halloran also pleaded guilty that on or before July 18, 2018 he outraged public decency by behaving in an indecent manner, namely taking 388 upskirt photos of women.

He also pleaded guilty to voyeurism on or before July 18, 2018 at Sainsbury’s Local, Friars Stile Road, Richmond in that he recorded three people doing a private act, for the purpose of sexual gratification.

He also admitted taking indecent photos of a children on or before July 18, 2018, namely 16 Category C moving images of a child.

Three clips, totalling approximately thirty minutes, show the female staff toilets at Sainsbury’s, with the victims entering and removing their trousers and underwear and sitting down on the toilet.

First-time offender O’Halloran must also obey a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sign the sex offenders register for ten years.

He was also placed on an official barring list, which limits his employment and activities with potentially vulnerable groups, including children.