School peeping Tom filmed two students in the toilet, court told
An MCAST student who was caught secretly filming a fellow student over a school toilet cubicle was granted bail and placed under temporary supervision after pleading not guilty upon his arraignment on Tuesday.
The incident allegedly happened at the Mosta campus on Monday morning when a male student suddenly realized that he was being filmed by the 18-year-old in the school toilets.
The alleged victim stopped the other youth from leaving and reported the matter to the school authorities who immediately alerted the police.
The suspected peeping Tom’s mobile was confiscated.
It turned out that the teen had allegedly taken footage of a second student in similar circumstances.
The youth, whose name was banned from publication under court order, was charged with non-consensual taking of private sexual footage, misuse of electronic communications equipment as well as harassing his alleged victims.
Accompanied by his elderly parents and sister, the San Gwann youth pleaded not guilty.
The court upheld a request by defence lawyers Arthur Azzopardi and Jacob Magri for a ban on publication of the name.
Prosecuting inspector Godwin Scerri did not object, explaining that investigations were...