Details emerged at Balymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday which was told that Kevin McKeever, with an address listed as Carn-Neil Park in Waterfoot, pleaded guilty to a charge of voyeurism in relation to last autumn. A prosecutor said a woman was in a bathroom and she spotted the defendant outside the bathroom window. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The prosecutor added: "She had been applying fake tan and was approximately one metre from the window. She turns around and looks at the window and sees him on the other side of the frosted glass. "She instantly recognised him through the frosted glass as it was dark outside and there was light inside the bathroom lighting up his features.
" The woman then "grabs her towel". The prosecutor said the woman "felt sick, anxious and completely traumatised". The prosecutor continued that the woman said McKeever "didn't try to move or duck away and that the window was on a first floor of a house and it requires ladders to reach that height".
Advertisement Advertisement A defence lawyer said the defendant, who is retired on medical grounds, had no previous convictions. He said references handed in to court highlighted "charity work" carried out by the defendant. The barrister said the court case has left the defendant's "life somewhat in tatters" and his marriage has ended.
The lawyer said his client has express.