A man who took zoomed in pictures of a naked toddler playing in a fountain told police he was trying to take a selfie instead.
Onismo Zhakata took pictures of the three-year-old in Warrington town centre in June last year. The child’s mum shook her head as the 43-year-old was handed a suspended sentence at Liverpool Crown Court this morning.
Paul Blasbery, prosecuting, said a member of the public flagged down police officers on Horsemarket Street on June 2, 2021, and told them he had seen a man taking pictures of young children playing nearby. The person had seen Zhakata sitting on a bench and taking pictures, zooming in on a three-year-old girl who was naked in the fountain at the time.
