Northern Ireland man denied bail over alleged filming at Larnaca airport
A 51-year-old Northern Ireland man accused of secretly filming a man at Larnaca airport was denied bail over an alleged breach of a sexual offences prevention order.
Larnaca, Cyprus. A 51-year-old British national from Northern Ireland appeared before the High Court of Northern Ireland on Wednesday after allegedly secretly filming a young man in a toilet at Larnaca airport while returning from a family holiday in Cyprus.
The alleged incident cannot be prosecuted in Northern Ireland because it occurred in Cyprus, but Andrew George Tinsley is accused of breaching a sexual offences prevention order that remains in force until 2030.
Alleged incident
Tinsley, of Dromore, County Down, allegedly raised a mobile phone above a toilet partition to film an unsuspecting man in an adjacent cubicle.
He has previous convictions for voyeurism involving the secret recording of men and boys in public toilets, as well as for possessing indecent images of children.
Alleged order breach
The sexual offences prevention order prohibits Tinsley from deleting photographs or videos from his mobile phone.
Police examining his phone on July 28 allegedly found 83 images and two videos in its recycling bin. The court heard that Tinsley appeared at the end of one of the videos.
Tinsley allegedly admitted deleting the material and acknowledged that he has “a problem with voyeurism”, while saying that he tries not to act on the impulse.
Bail decision
The court rejected Tinsley’s application for bail, citing concerns that he could repeat such behaviour.
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