A DISGUSTING cleaner put a camera in toilets to spy on “beautiful women” at work.

Steeve Frivolle returned to the staff loo each day to collect footage at the Thomas Bennett Community College in Crawley.

He had painted the miniature cameras white to make sure they were more difficult to see.

After being caught, police found he had saved more than 67,000 images and 150 videos on his computers.

The 51-year-old pervert had been pleasuring himself for at least three years, and told police he liked to “film beautiful women in public”.

At Lewes Crown Court Frivolle admitted 18 counts of voyeurism.

Judge Mark Van der Zwart said he had committed a “gross abuse of trust” and jailed Frivolle for 18 months.

Oliver Weetch, prosecuting, said the incidents took place between 2014 and 2017.

The camera was discovered by the school’s deputy headteacher, and footage showed Frivolle setting up the device.

He joined the school’s cleaning staff in 2010.

Mr Weetch said: “The victims’ statements speak of their disbelief, shock, disgust, and anger.

“They are feeling a sense of violation, and that they cannot feel safe and secure in the way they live their lives.

“Many women involved were simply too embarrassed or humiliated to give a statement to the police.”

Frivolle, of Pound Hill Parade, Crawley, is a father-of-two and has been married for 21 years.

Robert Beighton, defending, said his client had fully admitted his crimes to police and had no previous convictions.

He said Frivolle expressed remorse about his crimes, and has been truthful to his family and new employer about his situation, so he asked the judge for a suspended sentence

But Judge Van der Zwart said: “You were trusted member of staff, and you abused that trust.

“These were not complete strangers you wanted to view, these were colleagues.

“You recorded thousands of images, showing persistent determination.

“You returned time and again to collect the images to pore over at your leisure.

“In your pre-sentence report you describe your behaviour as stupid and silly. I do not agree, far from it. This was alarming and disgusting.”

The judge put Frivolle under a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for five years.

It means he will be banned from all women’s toilets and changing room facilities, and also restricts his access to computer software without police permission.

After the case Detective Constable Kirstie Neal said Frivolle had targeted adults, and said there was no evidence of children being identified as victims.

DS Neal said: “This was a lengthy and complex investigation in which we worked closely with partner agencies to ensure that there are no ongoing safeguarding issues.

“We ensured the victims, all of whom were informed of what had happened, have received the support they need over this very intrusive and distressing offending.”