Jason Crouch, jailed for secretly filming women and children, has lodged a notice of intention to appeal sentence

A disgraced Hunter real estate agent jailed for secretly filming women and children, including some while “completely naked”, is set to appeal the severity of his sentence.

Former Hunter real estate agent Jason Crouch, who admitted to using hidden cameras to secretly film nine women and girls over a four year period. Picture: Supplied.

A disgraced Hunter real estate agent jailed for secretly filming women and children, some while “completely naked”, is set to lodge an appeal against his sentence.

Jason Crouch, 53, pleaded guilty to 15 offences which included filming a person in a private act without consent and intentionally recording an intimate image without consent.

He was convicted last month and handed a four-year jail sentence with a non-parole period of two years and six months.

With the sentence backdated to include time he had already served, the decision meant Crouch would need to serve almost another year before he was eligible for release.

But it can be revealed that on March 18 - a fortnight after the sentencing - Crouch lodged a notice of intention to appeal the severity of his sentence, and will have 12 months from that date to file the appeal.

Former Hunter real estate agent Jason Crouch has lodged a notice of intention to appeal his jail sentence. Picture: Supplied.

The tainted businessman was found to have filmed his victims multiple times and at multiple locations across the Hunter over a four-year period, dating back to August 2019 until his arrest in September 2023.

The charges relate to nine women and children who were recorded while getting dressed or changed, with some even filmed while urinating.

During sentencing, the court heard Crouch installed cameras in various places and also used to film through windows from outside, while engaging with conduct with the recordings for his “sexual gratification”.

It was also heard Crouch was caught out by his then partner when she went through his bag because she was concerned he was being unfaithful.

There, she uncovered a phone hidden in a sock which revealed intimate pictures and videos, before she confronted and reported him and he was arrested by police.