Parramatta man charged after allegedly taking photos of topless women at Bondi and Bronte beach
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What a beachgoer allegedly told lifeguards after he was allegedly ‘caught taking videos and photos of beachgoing women’: ‘If only my wife at home knew’
- Ravi Pal, 42, is accused of taking photos of women on the beach with his phone
- Two women complained about Pal to lifeguards at Bronte Beach on Saturday
- Lifeguards allegedly found photos and videos of topless women on his phone
- It is alleged that there were images and videos of semi-nude women on Bondi beach
- Pal was arrested and charged by police after they searched his phone
A computer analyst has been accused of allegedly taking photos of topless and bikini-clad women on two of Sydney’s iconic beaches.
Ravi Pal, 42, is accused of secretly taking photos of women with his phone at Bronte and Bondi beaches.
He has been charged with two counts of intentionally recording an intimate image without consent.
Lifeguards confronted Pal on Bronte beach after receiving complaints from two women about his behavior around 3pm on Saturday.
Pal was confronted by lifeguards on Bronte beach (pictured) on Saturday after receiving complaints about his behavior from two women.
They recovered his phone and allegedly discovered photos and videos of half-naked bathers.
The lifeguards called the police, who came to the beach and also checked the phone.
Officers claimed they found images and videos of women from Bronte Beach taken that afternoon and another set taken at Bondi Beach on November 19.
The photos consisted primarily of topless sunbathers at both beaches, according to police.
In other images, Pal had allegedly enlarged the women’s breasts and buttocks.
Pal, who currently resides in Parramatta, arrived in Australia from India last month and is on a work visa.
He allegedly felt guilty for taking the photos, telling police: “If my wife in India knew, she would slap me.”
Lifeguards and police went through Pal’s phone and allegedly found photos and videos of women from Bronte Beach last Saturday and from Bondi Beach (pictured) on November 19.
Police arrested Pal on the beach and took him to Waverley Police Station where he was charged.
He was denied bail and appeared in Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
pal was granted conditional bail and will appear in Waverley Local Court on 13 December.
His phone was seized by the police as they continue to investigate the matter.