A voyeur who secretly took intimate photos and videos of two women and a child has been jailed. He was caught after police raided an address in Chatteris.
Sean Eaves’ crimes first came to light in September 2023 when the 41-year-old sent a screenshot of an intimate video of himself with the first victim to her via Instagram Messenger.
The woman reported the message to police and Eaves was arrested in 2024. Officers examining his mobile phone found the video and evidence linking him to the Instagram account used to send it.
But the investigation uncovered far more disturbing material.
Detectives also discovered intimate photos of another woman on the phone which had been taken without her knowledge.
Eaves, of Hawthorne Road, Finedon near Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, was released on bail while enquiries continued.
However, a few months later officers received an anonymous tip-off claiming he had another mobile phone and indecent images of children.
Police carried out a warrant at a property in Chatteris in January where they found a memory card containing 18 indecent videos of a child which had been secretly recorded by Eaves.
A second phone was later discovered in his car. Officers found a further eight indecent videos and 72 photos of the same child stored on the device.
On Friday (6 March), at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court acting as a crown court, Eaves was jailed for two years.
He had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism, one count of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and one count of taking an indecent image of a child.
The 41-year-old was also handed a seven-year restraining order protecting all of the victims.
He was given a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and must register at a police station every month for the next decade.
Detective Constable Amberlie Ford, who led the investigation, said: “Eaves shamefully took photos of these women and the child without their knowledge, which violated their dignity and privacy, so I welcome the sentence passed down by the courts.
“I would also like to pay tribute to the victims, whose strength in coming forward and supporting us with a prosecution has led to this result.”
