A VOYEUR dad-of-two has been jailed for a chilling crime spree that saw him prey on hundreds of victims.
Anthony Durkan, 36, struck in the dead of night to the unsuspecting women undressing in their homes.
Durkan would dress in all black and don a balaclava when he stalked the streets of Islington, London.
The voyeur would lurk outside women’s homes and film them through their windows.
He was caught with hundreds of videos of women he secretly recorded in a folder on his phone.
In January a woman alerted the police after Durkan repeatedly showed up outside her home to film her.
The dad-of-two was captured in harrowing video stood on his tiptoes with his face covered by a balaclava as he peeped in through the window.
He was then seen putting his phone through a railing to film inside the home.
Durkan’s voyeurism spree across North came to an end in March when a plain-clothed officer found him loitering outside a home.
Prosecutors told how Durkan had been filming women in their homes in “various states of undress.”
Officers linked Durkan to offences dating back to 2020 and continue to work to identify other victims.
Durkan, of Corporation Street, Islington, earlier admitted 26 charges of voyeurism.
He has now been jailed for four years at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
Prosecutor Edward Kalber said the fiend posed “a real risk to women and girls in our communities.”
Detective Chief Inspector Gemma Alger said: “Durkan carried out a calculated and deeply intrusive campaign of offending, targeting women in what should have been the safety and privacy of their own homes.
“Many victims had no idea they were being watched and filmed.
“This was driven by the determination of officers to act on reports from local women and identify the perpetrator.
“Through proactive patrols, officers were able to spot Durkan carrying out the same offending behaviour and arrest him before more women could be targeted.
“This conviction reflects the severity of these crimes and means a dangerous individual has been removed from the streets of London, preventing further harm to women.
“I would like to thank the victims for the courage they showed in coming forward and supporting this investigation.
“Their actions, alongside the proactive work of officers who identified and stopped Durkan’s offending, have undoubtedly prevented further harm.”
Police are asking women in North London who may have “noticed unusual activity around their home, especially late at night or in the early hours of the morning” between January 2020 and March 2026 to come forward.
Anyone with information can contact via e-mail at OpParinga@met.police.uk.
