A young girl's discovery of a hidden camera in a bathroom led police to uncover five years of offending by Gaven Clarke, 41, who filmed young girls while they showered or used the toilet. Clarke, from Drayton, near Norwich in Norfolk, has been jailed for three years and eight months.
His crimes came to light when one of his victims spotted a phone camera concealed behind toiletries on a bathroom shelf. When she checked the device, she discovered videos of herself that she had no idea had been taken. She immediately told her parents, who reported the matter to police.
Investigation Uncovers More Victims
Clarke was arrested in May 2025, and officers seized his phone and other digital devices. An examination uncovered images of other victims who were also unaware they had been filmed, along with hundreds of downloaded indecent images of children. Police said his offending took place between 2020 and 2025.
In a statement read at Norwich Crown Court, one victim described the devastating impact of what had happened. She said: "I felt disgusted by his behaviour. I was extremely shocked by what I had found. I was physically shaking."
Victim Impact and Sentencing
She added: "In the weeks after discovering the videos, I kept asking myself, why me?" The victim explained that the experience had left her constantly checking public toilets for hidden recording devices.
Clarke had previously admitted two counts of voyeurism, four counts of making indecent images of children and three counts of taking indecent images of children. He was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Thursday.
Police Response and Ongoing Measures
Detective Sergeant Ash Parker, from Norfolk Police, praised the victims for their courage throughout the investigation. He said: "Clarke's offending was a deeply disturbing violation of the victims' privacy and dignity." He added: "He deliberately invaded spaces where young girls had every right to feel safe, subjecting them to an experience that has had a lasting and significant impact on them."
Alongside his prison sentence, Clarke was placed on the sex offenders' register for life. He was also made subject to an indefinite restraining order and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. Norfolk Police have urged anyone else who has experienced voyeurism to come forward and report it.
