Man who allegedly secretly filmed women on nights out arrested

A 27-year-old antheral has been arrested by constabulary investigating reports of women being filmed connected nights out.

The antheral from Bradford was arrested connected suspicion of stalking and harassment connected Wednesday greeting and is being questioned, Greater Manchester Police said.

The unit launched an probe into reports of women being followed, filmed and harassed successful Manchester metropolis centre and said it had uncovered content, accessible done a paywall, containing upskirting and non-consensual nudity.

A spokesperson said the apprehension is thought to beryllium the archetypal successful the state linked to videos connected societal media which look to movie women connected nights out, immoderate portion they are successful susceptible positions.

Appeals for radical to travel guardant if they had been affected by the videos led to galore women contacting constabulary to explicate the "fear" it had caused, the spokesperson added.

'It's important we don't let that behaviour'

Chief Inspector Stephen Wiggins said: "We took the concerns of the nationalist truly earnestly connected this issue, and person worked hard with partners to measure the afloat circumstances and what courses of enactment were disposable to us.

"It is simply a precise caller and analyzable contented but this is simply a important development.

"Everyone has the close to consciousness harmless arsenic they bask a nighttime retired and these videos person made people, peculiarly women, not consciousness similar that, which we can't tolerate.

"Filming successful nationalist is legal, nevertheless wherever this filming crosses the enactment into offences specified arsenic upskirting, stalking oregon harassment, it's important that we don't let that behaviour."

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He added: "Every Friday and Saturday determination are astir 60 officers connected patrol astir our metropolis centre hotspots, besides with enactment from partners, charities and volunteers.

"Collectively, we are each connected the lookout for immoderate behaviour that appears predatory successful nature, proactively challenging that behaviour and safeguarding anyone who is vulnerable.

"Particularly arsenic we participate 1 of our busiest periods successful the year, Christmas and New Year, I privation to reassure the nationalist that Manchester metropolis centre's nightlife is safe, and they tin expect america to instrumentality enactment against anyone who threatens that."