Voyeur who told police: Upskirting is my hobby

A VOYEUR caught taking upskirt pictures of women’s underwear at a tourist hotspot told police it was his ‘hobby’, a court heard.

Richard Sivier, 57, was seen following young women outside Buckingham Palace on June 20. He had a camera lens poking out of his bag and was using the camera to take secret photos and videos.

A woman pushing a child in a buggy was among his targets, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told. When he was approached by police, Sivier confessed to ‘upskirting’ and told them he had been carrying out his ‘hobby of sorts’ for 18 months in Cambridge and London.

Sivier, from Cambridge, admitted committing an act of indecent behaviour in public. He was released on conditional bail and will be sentenced next week.