CRAIG BROWN FROM ANGUS, DUNDEE, FIFE, AND PERTH CAUGHT IN SHOCKING CHILD ABUSE AND VOYEURISM SCANDAL
In a disturbing case that has sent shockwaves through communities across Scotland, Craig Brown, a school lifeguard and swimming instructor, was found guilty of a series of serious criminal offenses involving covert filming and possession of child abuse images.The incidents spanned over a two-year period and involved multiple locations including Dundee, Perth, Fife, and Angus, highlighting the extent of his criminal activities.
Brown, aged 31, was accused of using his position at various schools and leisure centers to secretly record women in changing rooms.
Evidence presented in Perth Sheriff Court revealed that he employed his iPhone to carry out covert filming while working at facilities such as Perth Leisure Pool, Dundee High Schools, and other locations across the region.
The jury, after less than an hour of deliberation, convicted him of several charges related to hidden camera offenses.
It was also disclosed that Brown had confessed prior to the trial that he had engaged in similar activities for nearly a decade, indicating a long-standing pattern of voyeuristic behavior.
The court was further informed that Brown had admitted to downloading and storing child abuse images depicting girls as young as 13.
These images were found on his personal devices, and police investigations uncovered more than 1,000 secretly taken photographs of women in changing rooms and public toilets, downloaded from various internet sources.
The police forensic team linked these images to multiple locations, including a caravan park, three Dundee high schools, and Perth Leisure Pool, where Brown had worked.
Brown’s disturbing behavior extended beyond voyeurism.
He also admitted to filming himself performing a sexual act beside a pool at a Dundee high school and subsequently sending the video to a woman in America.
His actions came to light when a swimmer noticed his phone protruding from beneath her cubicle door while he was working as a fitness coach at Perth Leisure Pool.
This incident prompted a police investigation that uncovered his extensive activities across Fife, Perth and Kinross, Dundee, and Angus.
During police interviews, Brown described his actions as 'voyeuristic' and claimed that his interest was not solely in the images but in the act itself.
He expressed remorse, stating, “I am disgusted with myself,” and explained that he would often place his phone in corners or under doors to secretly record women.
Despite his claims, the evidence against him was overwhelming.
Brown’s criminal record includes seven charges related to the covert filming of females in changing rooms between April 26, 2010, and February 8, 2012.
These incidents took place at locations such as Craigie, Menzieshill, and St John’s RC High Schools in Dundee, Perth Leisure Pool, and the Red Lion Caravan Park in Arbroath.
Additionally, he admitted to taking or allowing the taking of indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children at his home between April 26, 2010, and June 6, 2012, and to possessing indecent images.
Sentencing has been deferred until December to allow for reports, and Brown has been placed on the sex offenders register.
The case has raised serious concerns about the safety and privacy of individuals in public and educational settings across the affected regions, prompting calls for increased vigilance and protective measures against such invasive and criminal conduct.
