Spy-camera doctor who secretly filmed patients on the toilet is jailed for eight years
A doctor who used a network of hidden cameras to record patients, friends and colleagues on the toilet has been jailed for eight years.
Video: Dr Lam Hoe Yeoh seen installing the hidden camera
World-renowned hearing specialist Dr Lam Hoe Yeoh admitted seven counts of voyeurism, six counts of making an indecent photograph of a child, and one of possessing extreme pornography when he appeared at Croydon Crown Court.
Recorder Warwick McKinnon described the actions of Dr Lam Hoe Yeoh as "nefarious and despicable".
One of Yeoh 's victims waved sarcastically as the shamed doctor was led from the court to begin the sentence.
Speaking outside court, police said Yeoh was "one of the most prolific non-contact offenders ever investigated".
Victims as young as three were discovered on a secret stash of 1,100 images and video files hidden in Yeoh's home in Banstead, following his arrest on April 14.
The 62-year-old from Malaysia, who is also known as Robin, was caught only when a tiny camera he fixed to a communal toilet at the privately-run St Anthony's Hospital in North Cheam, south London, fell into view.
On it, shocked staff found images of themselves using the toilet, as well as footage inadvertantly capturing Yeoh fixing the device with Blu-Tack.
Prosecutor Peter Clement described the offending, on victims as young as five, as "sophisticated, organised, planned and long-running", and said the renowned doctor "grossly abused" the high degree of trust placed in him.
The offending dated back to January 1 2011
Yeoh's behaviour is likely to have begun earlier as it would take another two years for police to examine the huge volume of files found on a range of devices
Yeoh's footage was captured using a network of devices including pen drives and camera-watches, before being saved to a hard drive and/or a USB
Voyeuristic films were found on both his home computer and his NHS work computer
Footage included a woman changing her sanitary towel, while another was marked "have period".
When Yeoh was arrested, a USB hanging around his neck contained footage labelled "Cardiff Train Teenager".
Prosecutor Peter Clement said almost all victims - more than a dozen of which were in court - expressed a sense of unease at using any bathroom other than their own and were "slow to trust" others.
Speaking outside court, Detective Constable Aaron Moon praised the victims for coming forward.