Principe Antonio, 55: Frenchs Forest man charged with upskirting 12-year-old girl
A 55-year-old northern beaches man who allegedly used a camera attached to his shoe to film a 12-year-old girl under her skirt at a shopping centre has appeared in court.
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A man allegedly used a video camera attached to his shoe to film up the skirt of a girl at a northern beaches department store.
Principe Antonio, 55, was arrested at Warriewood Square shopping centre after he was seen to allegedly “upskirt’ a 12-year-old girl in Kmart on Monday.
Mr Antonio, of Frenchs Forest, is also accused of filming the private parts of up to 16 alleged victims at Chatswood and Warriewood over a three-month period earlier this year.
After he was arrested just after 2.30pm on Monday, police went to his home where they uncovered a number of items allegedly linked to “upskirting” — defined as taking a photograph or video from a position that allows someone to look up a woman or girl’s dress or skirt, without that person’s permission.
Mr Antonio appeared in Manly Local Court on Tuesday to face one count of produce child abuse material in relation to the alleged incident at the Warriewood Kmart.
He has also been charged with 16 counts of film person’s private parts without consent.
In documents tendered to court police alleged that these 16 incidents occurred at Chatswood and Warriewood between May 1 and July 22 this year.
He was also charged with three counts of possess prohibited weapon without a permit.
Mr Antonio is yet to enter a plea to any of the charges.
Magistrate Lisa Stapleton released him on strict conditional bail.
His bail conditions include a ban on entering any shopping centre, playground, school ground or “any place where children may be”.
Mr Antonio must not have a dashcam, or other device, in his possession that may be used for filming apart from one mobile phone and one laptop or tablet.
He cannot possess, or have access to, an encrypted communication device or to possess or use an encrypted app, such as Hushmail and Signal.
Mr Antonio must report daily to Dee Why Police Station and bring any laptop or tablet in his possession to the police station so it can be examined by police.
He will be back in Manly court on August 27.
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