Creepy perv jailed for taking 800 photos of a whole lot of males in Aldi bogs
A sex offender has been jailed for secretly taking nearly 800 pictures and videos of men using the loos in an Aldi in Middlesbrough and a train station in Darlington
A sex offender has been caught taking nearly 800 photos of unaware men in Aldi toilets and at Darlington Train Station between January and November 2023.
Chleo Sunter, 37, was caught with 790 pictures and 15 videos of men inside toilet cubicles and while they were standing at urinals. Sunter was previously known as John Leslie Graham and admitted to two counts of voyeurism at Teesside Crown Court. She also admitted to six breaches of a sexual harm prevention order after she was found in possession of extreme pornographic images in 2014.
Sunter was caught with the material when her sex offender manager turned up at her Thornaby home to check she was complying with her court order.
On her phone Sunter had photos and videos of people using public conveniences near Middlesbrough’s Captain Cook Square shopping centre, at a Middlesbrough Aldi and at Darlington station. Prosecutor Paul Newcombe told the court: “Some of the males were stood at the urinals. Some were recorded under the cubicles.”
Sunter was not at home when a police visit was conducted in November 2023 but she was found nearby.
Police investigators found she had deleted 695 chats, 712 photos, and four videos from Grindr, the court heard.
Sunter, of Avon Close, Thornaby, had also been using her phone in incognito mode so that her internet history couldn’t be seen. She further breached the order terms by resetting her phone to factory settings.
Mitigating John Nixon said Sunter has a history of alcohol abuse and “no longer has a phone or laptop with internet access.”
Sunter’s barrister asked the judge to consider a court order instead of prison, as they said if Sunter was imprisoned it would mean she would lose her accommodation and face homelessness when she was released.
Judge Geoffrey Marson said that he was aware of Sunter’s mental health difficulties and “particular circumstances, but they have little, or no effect on the offences”.
Sunter was jailed for 26 months, and the judge told her that he accepted that she is “emotionally vulnerable and custody will be difficult.”
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