Overview
- William Kidd was sentenced to four years in prison on 29 May 2026 after pleading guilty to 25 offences including 11 sexual assaults.
- Prosecutors said Kidd squirted a liquid later identified as his semen at women in shops and secretly filmed under their clothing between May and September last year.
- Police identified Kidd from CCTV after a public appeal and a forensic search of his mobile phone recovered extensive voyeuristic footage that documented multiple incidents.
- When confronted by store security he admitted to seeking a sexual thrill and told one guard he was a 'sex addict', comments prosecutors used to show motive and mindset.
- Cheshire Police and the CPS said the case underlines a priority to remove sexual predators from public spaces and Kidd was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order upon sentencing.