In 2019, the Offender Database confirmed that Stewart Ogorman, 55, of Norfolk Square, Brighton, East Sussex, was sentenced at Brighton Magistrates’ Court for a series of predatory voyeurism and exposure offences. Ogorman was caught on CCTV repeatedly following females of all ages into public toilets across the Royal Pavilion estate. In one “sinister” incident at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, a woman discovered Ogorman lying on the floor, attempting to peer at her through the gap beneath the cubicle door while she used the facilities.
The court heard that Ogorman’s behaviour escalated in November of that year when he unzipped his trousers and flashed his penis at a mother and her daughter. During police interviews, Ogorman admitted he knew his actions were wrong but stated he continued because he had not previously faced consequences. His defence solicitor, Jason La-Corbiniere, stated that the defendant accepted his wrongdoing, while the prosecution highlighted the persistent and calculated nature of his “voyeuristic campaign” within the city’s museum and garden estates.
Magistrate John Paxman sentenced Ogorman to a community order with several strict requirements. He was ordered to complete 15 sessions of a specialised sex offenders’ treatment programme and perform 150 hours of unpaid work. Additionally, he was ordered to pay £85 in costs and an £85 victim surcharge. The court emphasised that the community-based punishment was deemed serious enough to address his pattern of offending while ensuring he remains under the supervision of the National Probation Service.
As a result of his conviction for observing a person doing a private act and indecent exposure, Ogorman was placed on a notification order for five years, requiring him to register as a sex offender. He was also handed a two-year exclusion order legally banning him from entering any women’s public toilets in Brighton and Hove, as well as the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Dome, and the Corn Exchange. These official monitoring requirements are managed by Sussex Police, and any breach of his exclusion zones or notification rules could lead to his immediate arrest and further imprisonment.
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