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Former North Wales Police Detective Pleads Guilty to Sexual Offence
Lee Harshey-Jones admitted recording an image under clothing and also pleaded guilty to misconduct and justice charges, court records show.
- Former North Wales Police detective Lee Harshey-Jones pleaded guilty on Wednesday at Chester Crown Court to voyeurism, perverting the course of justice, and corrupt use of police powers.
- Charges stem from a June 11, 2026, incident in Colwyn Bay where Harshey-Jones admitted taking pictures beneath a child's clothing, a practice known as "upskirting."
- Evidence revealed Harshey-Jones factory-reset his phone to conceal proof and accessed an internal police log; he has since resigned from the force.
- Recorder Mark Ford KC granted conditional bail and ordered the former officer to register as a sex offender before his November 19 sentencing at Chester Crown Court.
- Previously, Harshey-Jones served as lead investigator in the 2021 murder case of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, whose grandparents Michael and Kerry Ives were convicted of abuse.
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North Wales detective pleads guilty to 'upskirting' teenage girl with mobile phone
Detective Constable Lee Harshey-Jones, 45, admitted a count of voyeurism when he appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
·Wales, United Kingdom
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