A Putney man has pleaded guilty to voyeurism offences after he watched and took images of women and girls in leisure centre changing rooms and toilets.

Darren Johnson, 51, was caught after two 14-year-old girls saw him attempting to take a picture of them on his mobile phone in a changing room in Putney.

It emerged he had committed offences over a period of 12 months and pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 18, at Kingston Crown Court to five counts of voyeurism.

Johnson, of Manor Fields, will be sentenced on Tuesday, August 28.

The court heard that between January 1, 2015 and June 5, 2017, Johnson watched and captured images of women and girls in the leisure centre changing rooms and toilets in Putney and Earlsfield.

The first allegation was reported by two 14-year-old girls, in June last year after they saw Johnson attempting to take a picture of them on his mobile in a changing room in Putney.

The Metropolitan Polices South West Command launched an investigation immediately. They identified Johnson on CCTV, which linked him to the crime.

Several Johnson’s personal items were seized following a search warrant, including his personal computer, iPad and mobile phone, some of which contained voyeuristic images. He was arrested last June and charged on May 5.

Detective Constable Nayeff Al-Wareeth, from the Met’s South West Command, said: "This conviction would not have been possible without the courage and bravery of the young girls who first came forward with the initial allegation."