Man filmed young boys using public toilets at beachfront

A MAN used his mobile phone to film boys using public toilets at a popular beach, a court has heard.

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Jordan Hayes, 27, “loitered” outside the toilets, then followed lone children inside and filmed them by putting his phone under the cubicle walls.

Swansea Crown Court heard the incidents came to light after one of the victims told his parents about what had happened during his trip to the beach.

Police were able to identify and trace the defendant thanks to CCTV and the car he used to drive to and from the scene.

Dean Pulling, prosecuting, told the court that in April this year Hayes made internet searches about the public toilets on Aberavon beachfront, before driving to the location. Mr Pulling said the defendant then sat on a bench near the toilets so he could watch people entering and leaving.