A Suffolk bus company employee who recorded someone doing a private act has been sentenced in court. 

Tobias Hails, of Cotton Road, Mendlesham, stood before Suffolk Magistrates' Court in Ipswich on Friday where he was handed a community order. 

The 35-year-old was convicted of voyeurism after, on August 7, 2023, at Galloway European bus company in Mendlesham, he recorded another person doing a private act with the intention that he would, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, look at an image of that other person doing the act, knowing that the other person did not consent to him recording the act with that intention. 

A Suffolk police spokesperson confirmed Hails was an employee at Galloway European at the time of the offence. 

East Anglian Daily Times: Hails was an employee at Galloway European Hails was an employee at Galloway European (Image: Newsquest)

On Friday, Hails was sentenced to a community order which includes his participation in an accredited programme for 40 days, rehabilitation activities for a maximum of 25 days and unpaid work of 100 hours within 12 months. 

He was also banned from working with children or vulnerable adults, his camera was forfeited and destroyed, and he was told he had to pay compensation of £500. 

East Anglian Daily Times: He was sentenced at Ipswich Magistrates' CourtHe was sentenced at Ipswich Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest)

Galloway is a Suffolk-based coach company that offers coach excursions from Suffolk and Essex to an array of destinations in England and in Europe.

They offer day excursions departing from Stowmarket, Ipswich, Felixstowe and Colchester, including trips to London theatres, attractions like Legoland and London Zoo, as well as towns and cities like Brighton and Ely. 

They also offer school tours to European countries including France and Belgium. 

Galloway European was approached for comment.