KNUTSFORD PERVERT CAUGHT BY BRAVE SCHOOLGIRLS JAILED FOR INDECENT IMAGES AND VOYEURISM
BRITISH Transport Police have thanked the ‘brave’ Knutsford Station schoolgirls who helped bring a ‘horrifying pervert’ to justice.On Thursday, May 11, 2023, three schoolgirls, aged 15 and 16, spotted Rudge at Knutsford Station crouched down near the steps with his phone.
He seemed to be filming the ground but, as the girls passed by, flipped his phone the other way around to film up their skirts.
One of the girls confronted the 41-year-old, who fled, so they reported the incident to BTP.
Rudge was later identified from CCTV, and on arrest at his home address, officers searched the property and recovered his mobile phone.
On examination, the phone revealed numerous upskirting images as well as other more extreme pictures.
When presented with the evidence, Rudge admitted all the offences.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Marsha Selby, said: "Thanks to the bravery of the young girls coming forward and immediately reporting Rudge, officers unravelled his secret life and the horrifying extent of his perversion.
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