Police have arrested and charged a man after he allegedly took 'up-skirt' images of a teen in Sydney's south-west earlier this month.
About 2.30pm (Friday 19 July 2019), a 16-year-old girl, accompanied by her 26-year-old sister, attended a supermarket within a shopping centre at Macquarie Street, Liverpool.
About 3.50pm (Friday 19 July 2019), it is alleged a 25-year-old man walked behind the pair and took an image up the teenager's skirt without her consent.
The man left the supermarket immediately after the alleged incident.
On Tuesday 23 July 2019, the girl and her mother attended Liverpool Police Station to report the alleged offence.
Yesterday (Wednesday 24 July 2019), police received information from shopping centre security staff that the man believed to be involved in the incident had returned to the location.
Police arrived at the shopping centre and arrested a man from Liverpool before taking him to Liverpool Police Station.
During a search of the man's mobile phone, police allegedly discovered four further videos that were recorded between December 2018 and February 2019.
He was charged with five counts of intentionally record intimate image without consent.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday 28 August 2019.
The man has been banned from the shopping centre.
Anyone who believes they may have been a victim to a crime such as this is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
