Osteopath who filmed patients jailed for voyeurism

Torben Stig Hersborg secretly filmed woman in his clinic for "sexual gratification", the Crown Prosecution Service said

A celebrity osteopath described as "one of London's most prolific voyeurs" has been jailed for secretly taking pictures and videos of thousands of women - many of whom attended his east London clinic.

Danish national Torben Stig Hersborg, 64, filmed and photographed around 2,000 women across more than a decade at his Old Street practice.

He also photographed them on beaches, on footpaths, waiting at bus stops or for the Tube and when they were in their own homes.

Hersborg, of Tower Hamlets, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison at Snaresbrook Crown Court after admitting eight counts of voyeurism.

Clinic had secret cameras

Hersborg boasted a celebrity client list including tennis player Caroline Wozniacki and actress Anna Friel, although they are not connected with this case.

The victims who were spied on could not be identified from the images, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

Alex Weichselbaum, from the CPS, said: "Hersborg operated in plain sight for too long and, 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."

His "meticulously planned acts" included setting up secret cameras to covertly film women in his clinic, as well as in their own homes, Ms Weichselbaum said.

"Hersborg deliberately abused the trust of his unwitting patients by filming them in intimate positions and targeted strangers for his own sexual gratification," she added.

His crimes were revealed when a member of the public called police in December last year after they saw Hersborg in the back seat of his Lexus vehicle parked outside university accommodation in Islington, north London.

He was wearing black gloves and sat on top of black plastic bags, and a telescope and video camera were found in the car.

After he was arrested, investigators found thousands of photos and videos on devices in his possession, including images of women undressing and two while they were having sex.