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A MUM has criticised Cardiff’s £32m international pool after her teenage daughter was allegedly targeted by a voyeur in the changing room for the second time in 12 months.

The 15-year-old girl was changing with an older girl in the mixed changing village at the Cardiff Bay pool on Monday afternoon when they realised a man was spying on them using a mirror under a cubicle door.

The suspect made off but was detained by security guards in the grounds of the pool and an off-duty police officer arrested him.

In July last year, when the girl, a keen swimmer, was 14, she was a victim of a similar offence when she was photographed in the changing room by a 27-year-old man who has since pleaded guilty in court and been put on the sex offenders’ register for two years.

The mum, who cannot be named to avoid identifying her daughter, called on the managers of the pool to do something about their changing rooms.

She said: “My daughter is really angry about this. I think all parents should be aware what has happened.

“My daughter is old enough to realise what was going on but there are lots of younger children who use the pool who are vulnerable.”

Police contacted managers at the privately-run pool last year to express their concerns at the number of complaints of inappropriate behaviour since the facility opened in January 2008.

As of July last year, there had been 17 complaints of voyeurism, flashing and indecent touching and South Wales Police said all complaints would be investigated fully.

The manager of the two-pool facility, which is run by Parkwood Leisure, used by the City of Cardiff swimming club, was looking into the matter last night.

At the time of the previous incident last July, a spokesman for the pool said: “The safety and security of our customers is of paramount importance and we will continue to pursue anybody who behaves in an inappropriate manner.

“It is our policy to press charges against any individual involved in any criminal activity within the facility and we can assure our users that this will continue to be closely monitored.”

A 47-year-old man has been charged with voyeurism in relation to the latest allegation and is due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court later this month.