Sex offender Cristobal Quilodran, currently serving a sentence of four and a half years for offences including grooming and sexual activity with a child, has been sentenced to another 32 months in jail for 16 offences of voyeurism – and one charge of making indecent images of 33 children.
Quilodran, described as a “skilled manipulator” in court, installed hidden cameras in the women’s changing room and toilet in the Stanley Leisure Centre, as well as in a private accommodation. At the time he worked as a lifeguard and supervisor in the leisure centre and used his position to abuse the trust of his victims.
He pleaded guilty to 16 offences of voyeurism and one offence of making indecent images of children in the Summary Court last month.
Speaking today, Crown Prosecutor Stuart Walker said the extent of Quilodran’s offending became apparent when he was reported to the police in November 2024 over safeguarding concerns. The defendant was eventually convicted of grooming offences, sexual activity with a child, possessing extreme pornography and making indecent images of children by downloading images from the internet. He received a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for these offences in July 2025.
As part of the grooming investigation, Quilodran’s electronic devices were seized by police and, Mr Walker said, it became apparent he had been recording women and children in the women’s changing rooms of the leisure centre.
217 images of voyeurism were found across a range of electronic devices, including a device Quilodran gave to his former leisure centre colleague, and convicted sex offender, Marco Leyton.
Leyton was convicted for perverting the course of justice, by hiding evidence given to him by Quilodran, as well as possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography.
Mr Walker explained the 217 images identified as voyeurism were sent to the United Kingdom for forensic examination and some of the files were duplicates.
The prosecutor said the UK side provided the Royal Falkland Island Police with non-intimate stills from the videos which were used to identify victims. This was said to offer some reassurance to victims in that the local force was limited in exposure.
In total 58 individuals were identified, all women and female children.
Mr Walker said all victims were contacted with 16 women electing to provide statements and 33 female children identified.
The voyeurism material was found saved in accessible files given the name of a TV series. Forensic examination indicates the earliest date of access to the folder was October 2017 with April 2024 the latest date of access.
The method employed by Quilodran was said to have used devices meant for security which can be controlled remotely which, said Mr Walker “suggest thought and planning.”
These devices were placed in the changing room as well as above the toilet, in the roof, to capture women and female children. The children recorded were between 5 and 17 years of age.
There were also files which showed Quilodran had hidden a camera to record a woman using the bathroom facilities in her own home.
Mr Walker said there was no doubt it was the defendant filming the footage as he was captured in some of the recordings.
The offending was described as a “gross invasion of privacy” which “breached trust in the most manipulative way” as Quilodran knows most of the victims of his offending on a personal level. It was said he taught some of his child victims to swim, and even had nicknames assigned to them.
Victim personal statements read out in court described feelings of shame and embarrassment, humiliation, and a severe distrust in using the Stanley Leisure Centre. Mental health impacts were described with victims having to take time off from work due to anxiety and physical health problems developing because of Quilodran’s actions.
Victims outlined worry that the images had been sold on, shared on the internet and viewed by others. Defence lawyer Damien Sabino said Quilodran “gives his word, for what that’s worth, copies were not made or shared but for personal use.”
The defence lawyer, appearing via the video link, said his client wishes to “acknowledge the seriousness of the offending and the distress of the victims” and recognises the conduct represents a “breach of dignity.”
“He expresses remorse and is beginning to develop insight into his actions,” said the lawyer.
When sentencing, Senior Magistrate Malcolm Simmons said he was sure Quilodran engaged in the offending for a significant time during his employment at the Stanley Leisure Centre.
“You recorded your female victims in spaces they deserved to feel safe in to feed your perverted desire and sexual gratification.”
In relation to making the indecent images of children, Mr Simmons said the offending was different from the defendant’s previous offending of downloading images from the internet:
“This is production, you created original images,” said the judge.
“Parents describe shock of being told by the police that their children were recorded. You taught some of your victims to swim.
“Many children have issues with body image. It will be difficult for these young girls to process and could cause lasting impact.
“This is a small community, people are entitled to feel safe. The Stanley Leisure Centre was a safe space. Your offending is far reaching and many no longer trust the leisure centre to provide a safe place for their children.”
For making indecent images of 33 children, Mr Simmons sentenced Quilodran to 22 months imprisonment. For recording 15 women without their consent in the leisure centre Quilodran received 12 months imprisonment for each of the 15 charges, and he was imprisoned for 10 months for the offence of recording a woman in private accommodation.
Some of the sentences will run concurrently and Quilodran will serve a total of 32 months in jail, consecutively to the four and a half years he is already serving.
