I should have went in for jury duty

Two council CCTV camera operators have been jailed for spying on a naked woman in her own home.

Mark Summerton and Kevin Judge, from Sefton Council, Merseyside, trained a street camera into the woman's flat.

At Liverpool Crown Court, Summerton, 37, of Kirkdale, Liverpool, admitted voyeurism and attempted voyeurism. He was sentenced to four months in prison.

Judge, 42, from Waterloo, admitted misconduct in public office and was jailed for two months.

He was cleared of voyeurism last month.

Summerton was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register.

Team leader Vincent Broderick, 52, of Bootle, Merseyside, admitted misconduct in public office on the grounds that he did not see the woman when she was naked, but knew the cameras were being misused and failed to report it.

He was sentenced to 200 hours' community service.

The images from the camera, including the woman without her clothes on, were shown on a large plasma screen in the council's CCTV control room in November 2004, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Over several hours, she was filmed cuddling her boyfriend before undressing, using the toilet, having a bath and watching television dressed only in a towel.

Judge Gerald Clifton told the three men: "To dismiss what was happening as laddish behaviour, something that the 21st Century apparently condones, is absurd.

*** Boy oh boy does that remind me of a story. I once knew this girl who we will call Blondie. First met her around the age of 11-12. She once told me I was "a breath of fresh air" when she smelled my cologne when I walked by her. She was a really sweet girl. Just precious. Anyway they moved away to a city I won't name and I lost touch with her whole family. About 3 years later, a friend of hers called me and told me she needed to talk to me. So was it all right to give her my number? Now I was a friend to her older sister and her mom also and I had talked to her several times before they moved about some things she was dealing with. (Yes, I am a psychologist on the side.) Anyways I told her friend yes and about 6 minutes later the phone rang. She definitely sounded older and wiser. It was great to hear her voice again because she sounded strong. I asked her what was up and she tells me how great her life was now that she had got past some of her fears. She had just wanted to thank me for getting her started on that road. I was very impressed with her!! Then all of a sudden she says "Hey there is someone outside my window." I was like "Do you want me to hang up so you can call the police?" She was like "No, it's cool. If he's going to go to the trouble to peep me. I might as well give him a good show." I was like "I'm sure you are kidding." She was like "No I don't care."

I am sure she either became a popular sight for several different guys or was pulling my leg. I will never know for sure because I am never going to be looking for her. Well wait she is probably in her 20s now. hmmmmmm