Voyeur father-of-two is jailed for four years for prowling streets in balaclava and taking hundreds of videos and pictures of women in their own homes

Among London’s many respected voyeurs has actually been imprisoned for 4 years after he was captured with numerous videos of ladies he covertly shot in a concealed folder on his phone.

Anthony Durkan, 35, worn black and put on a balaclava as he lurked the streets of Islington, prowling outdoors victims’ homes so he might movie them through their windows in the dead of night.

In January 2026, a lady called authorities to state Durkan had actually been consistently showing up outside her home to movie her.

The daddy of 2 was seen holding his cellphone as much as windows, apparently tape-recording within, before leaving. The occurrences were caught on the neighbour’s doorbell electronic camera.

He was worn all black with his face partly covered in an apparent effort to avoid detection.

Weeks later on, officers were contacted us to another address in Islington, after another female reported that she had actually likewise found a guy tape-recording her through her window.

She faced Durkan, and he ran away right away. Once again, the event was recorded on a security video camera.

Durkan was lastly captured in the act by a plainclothes law enforcement officer on March 26 and jailed.

When nabbed, he was using a black hoodie, bring a cigarette and phone in his hands.

When the plainclothes officer informed him that he had actually been detained on suspicion of voyeurism, he responded with a bemused action indicating he didn’t comprehend what this implied.

Edward Kalber, prosecuting, stated Durkan was shooting his victims in their homes ‘in numerous states of undress’.

Authorities discovered a surprise gallery on his smart phone consisting of numerous images and videos of ladies.

This proof allowed cops to connect Durkan to offenses going back to 2020 and they are working to recognize additional victims.

Durkan, of Corporation Street, Islington, earlier confessed 26 charges of voyeurism. He was imprisoned for 4 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Investigator Chief Inspector Gemma Alger, whose group led the examination, stated: ‘Durkan performed a determined and deeply invasive project of upseting, targeting females in what ought to have been the security and personal privacy of their own homes. Lots of victims had no concept they were being viewed and recorded.

‘This examination was driven by the decision of officers to act upon reports from regional females and determine the criminal.

Through proactive patrols, officers had the ability to identify Durkan performing the very same upseting behaviour and jail him before more ladies might be targeted.

‘This conviction shows the seriousness of these criminal offenses and indicates an unsafe person has actually been eliminated from the streets of London, avoiding more damage to females.

I want to thank the victims for the nerve they displayed in stepping forward and supporting this examination. Their actions, together with the proactive work of officers who determined and stopped Durkan’s angering, have actually unquestionably avoided additional damage.’

A representative for the Metropolitan Police formerly stated: ‘Examination of Durkan’s took gadgets discovered substantial proof of additional voyeurism offenses, triggering investigators to examine historical criminal offense reports where no suspect had actually been recognized and all feasible lines of query tired.

‘This caused Durkan being connected to offenses going back to January 2020. Investigators are now working to determine extra victims.