No jail for man who spied on woman in Burger King toilets

The court heard that when questioned by gardaí, Locke claimed he did not know it was the female toilets

Joseph Locke has been given five months to pay the €200 fine. Picture: Collins Courts

A man caught spying on a woman in a toilet cubicle during an "unpleasant experience" at a Burger King in Dublin has been spared jail.

Joseph Locke, aged 36, of Myra Close, Emmet Road, Dublin 8, was fined €200. He pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to offensive conduct of a sexual nature in connection with the incident at the fast-food restaurant on Lower O'Connell St on September 14, 2022.