Police search for man who secretly filmed girl in Gloucestershire coffee shop

A man who secretly filmed a girl in a coffee shop in Stroud fled the scene when challenged by a member of staff.

It's believed the man committed the offence of 'upskirting', which involves taking a picture under a person’s clothing without them knowing, at Coffee #1 on George Street at around 2:20pm on Friday 9 June.

The man’s actions were spotted by a member of staff as the victim was in the queue.

When the man was challenged he left the shop. It is believed he returned to his car, which was parked outside Lloyds bank, and drove off.

The victim was left very distressed and shaken by the incident.

The force said: "Enquiries are ongoing, and any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact police by completing an online form and quoting incident 325 of 9 June."