A celebrity osteopath who secretly took pictures and videos of thousands of women has been jailed for three years and five months.
Torben Stig Hersborg, from Tower Hamlets, east London, was found to have filmed and photographed around 2,000 women across more than a decade at his clinic in Old Street.
The 64-year-old – labelled “one of London’s most prolific voyeurs” – also recorded women on beaches, on footpaths, waiting at bus stops or for the Tube and when they were in their own homes.
The Danish national – who had a celebrity client list including sports stars and actors – admitted to eight counts of voyeurism and was jailed at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday.
Alex Weichselbaum, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Hersborg operated in plain sight for too long.
“Having targeted thousands of women over 12 years, we believe the scale and significance of his offending makes him one of London’s most prolific voyeurs.
“Hersborg deliberately abused the trust of his unwitting patients by filming them in intimate positions and targeted strangers for his own sexual gratification.
“Women should be free to live their lives without unwanted intrusion – particularly from sexual offenders like Hersborg who deliberately chose to film or photograph them in their most private or intimate moments.”
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Hersborg’s crimes were revealed when a member of the public called the police in December last year after they saw him in the backseat of his vehicle, parked outside university accommodation in Islington, north London.
He was sat on top of black plastic bags and wearing black gloves. A telescope was found in the car, as well as a video camera pointed at students inside the building.
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Officers found thousands of photos and videos on devices in his possession after his arrest, including images of women undressing in their own bedrooms and two of women having sexual intercourse.
The women in the photographs and videos could not be identified, the CPS said.
