Lee Drury 35

Description

A Tonbridge cleaner has been jailed after using his phone to spy on a woman showering at a gym.

The device hidden by Lee Drury was seen by the victim after she noticed a dislodged ceiling tile.

Drury had been working at the gym for just a few months, when on 19 June 2023 he secreted his iPhone in area used by customers. When the victim spotted it she took photos and alerted a manager.

Drury was challenged and although his phone matched the description given, when checked no images were found

Further offences

Police attended and he was arrested. A full forensic download of the phone showed he had accessed a camera app at the same time the victim had been in the showers.

Officers also recovered an illegal image of a child, which had been downloaded from the internet and was in the most serious category.

The investigation later led to the seizure of another phone belonging to Drury which contained further indecent images.

He was charged with multiple offences but denied any wrongdoing and was granted bail by magistrates, pending future court proceedings.

Drury went on to commit further offences and was arrested again, in August 2024, after initiating contact with a person who he believed to be a 14-year-old child.

He made several explicit requests to the child and sent pornographic content.

After a trial at Maidstone Crown Court, Drury, 35, was convicted of voyeurism and two counts of making indecent images of a child.

In relation to the online offences, he previously pleaded guilty to attempted sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause a child to watch others engaging in sexual activity and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.

Jailed

On 4 September 2025, Drury, of Borough Green Road, Wrotham was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment. He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, lasting 15 years.  

Kent Police Investigator Natalie Armstrong, of the Offender Management Unit, said:

‘Drury was a registered sex offender, who was the subject of strict measures and monitoring by our officers and staff. He has clearly been unable to adhere to these measures and restrictions and has gone on to violate what should have been a safe and private space for women.

‘His clear determination to also groom and exploit children through the internet is indicative of someone with absolutely no understanding of the gravity of his actions. He has now faced the consequences and is rightly serving a custodial sentence, ensuring the public is protected from further harm.’