Matthew Cooper, who served on Trimingham Parish Council, installed a covert camera in the shower of his Mundesley Road home in the coastal village.

Norwich Crown Court heard the 61-year-old installed a camera which filmed people "over a long period of time".

Norwich Crown Court(Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)

Chris Youell, prosecuting, said Cooper had "set up a covert video recording device in the bathroom of his address".

He said that captured on the device were "recordings of people doing private acts, mainly showering".

The court heard two boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, were among those caught on camera.

Mr Youell said the fact Cooper had recorded himself in the shower "showed how much sexual gratification" the defendant was getting.

Cooper, who once chaired a fundraising committee to raise money for a new village hall, used the recording equipment between April 2008 and........

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