A 45-year-old man, who used hidden cameras to record people using public toilets is trying to prevent the media from filming him in court.

A self-confessed porn addict and voyeur who secretly filmed people in toilets using hidden cameras is trying to block media attempts to record him in court.

The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges of making an intimate visual recording of another person when he appeared in the New Plymouth District Court on July 16.

The defendant was granted interim name suppression by Judge Chris Sygrove at his last appearance and is now opposing an application to photograph him when he is sentenced on August 27.

Lawyer Paul Keegan confirmed the in-court media application would be opposed but would not comment further .

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The man's charges related to two instances where he installed recording devices in unisex toilets around the city.

Once arrested, the man admitted what he had done.

A ruling about whether the defendant can be photographed or not will be decided when a judge considers the matter at a hearing, which is scheduled for next week.