A man who called himself “TubePerve” and filmed up the skirts of more than 100 women over five years on the London Underground has been sentenced for his crimes.

Simon Lucy, aged 61, of Blackheath Road, Greenwich, London, was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 24 months, and has been given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which prohibits him from sitting next to any lone women he does not know and from being in possession of a camera or camera phone.

Lucy was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court last Tuesday (21/3) after being convicted of outraging public decency relating to 106 women at the same court on 21 February.

Between November 2011 and June 2016, Lucy travelled on the London Underground and DLR trains and filmed up women’s skirts without their consent.

He then uploaded footage to the internet using the username ‘TUBEPERVE’. He discussed the content with other users in online comments posted beneath each film, some of which identified the women as they showed their faces.

Lucy was arrested on 13 July 2016 and charged in January this year.

Investigating officer, Det Con Allan McTaggart, said: “After five years of offending, Lucy has been convicted and sentenced for his crimes. The Sexual Harm Prevention Order means he cannot be in possession of a device capable of capturing still or moving images or a device capable of accessing the internet unless he makes the devices available to police for inspection. He is not allowed to enter any railway station unless he is there to travel, with a valid ticket or pass registered to his name, and he must not sit immediately next to or opposite any lone female unknown to him.

“I hope this case shows how seriously BTP treats crimes of this nature and how we regularly review historical crimes and will bring offenders to justice no matter the timescales involved.”