A former Queensland police sergeant acted in "absolute disgrace" to his uniform when he secretly filmed a teenager while she was in the shower and took pictures under another's skirt, a judge has said.

Stephen Michael Calcutt pleaded guilty in the Ipswich District Court today to three charges of recording in breach of privacy, and two charges of possessing child exploitation material.

The court heard the 55-year-old, who had been part of the police for more than two decades, had also filmed a masseuse without her consent while she performed an erotic massage on him.

Crown Prosecutor Lauren Knobel told the court all the offences occurred in early 2024, when Calcutt was still a police officer — but said he had since left the service.

The court heard Calcutt had purchased the spy cameras

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