Predator caught carrying out sick acts in Tesco and a bus station
by John Scheerhout · Manchester Evening NewsA voyeur has been jailed after he was caught 'upskirting' a shopper at Tesco and a schoolgirl at bus station. Police described Johnny Gentle, 34, as a 'sexual predator'.
On Tuesday, May 14 this year, Gentle recorded an image beneath the clothing of a woman at Tesco on Central Park Way in Wigan. The victim and an independent witness later picked out Gentle via an identity parade as the person responsible for the offence, according to Greater Manchester Police.
Three days later, on May 17, Gentle recorded an image under a schoolgirl’s skirt at Wigan bus station. His crime was captured on CCTV.
After he was arrested, Gentle answered 'no comment' during interviews. In a release issued today (October 15), GMP said he has now been jailed for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to two offences of voyeurism. Gentle, of Acton Street in Wigan, was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court last week.
Detective Constable Riyaz Patel, of from Wigan CID, said: “Johnny Gentle is a sexual predator who has committed sexual acts against lone vulnerable females.
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"I’d like to thank the victims for coming forward to apprehend this dangerous offender and bring him off the streets of Wigan. I hope the sentence imposed by the courts give the victim’s closure and shows that the police will investigate serious and sexual crime vigorously.
"Officers will always work thoroughly and diligently to punish those responsible for sexual crimes in our communities. We encourage anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault, or knows someone who has, to come forward and speak to the police. We will listen to you and we will investigate.”
Greater Manchester Police can be contacted via 101 or through the Live Chat function on the website, www.gmp.police.uk. Reports can also be made anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.