A police officer has avoided jail time after being found guilty of filming himself in a sexual act with a colleague and sharing it on social media.

But it was Timothy Patterson himself who didn’t want to be filmed today. He changed his clothes and wore sunglasses as he left court, pretending to talk on a mobile phone as he jumped in to a waiting car to avoid the media.

He’d just been sentenced to a nine month Intensive Corrections Order, which effectively means he will serve the jail term under home detention. He’s also been slapped with a two year good behaviour bond.

Magistrate described actions as "extremely harmful." Picture: AAP (AAP)

Patterson is currently suspended from the police service without pay. Picture: AAP (AAP)

Suspended police officer Tim Patterson will serve nine months home detention for filming himself having sex with a colleague and sharing the footage. Picture: AAP (AAP)

It stems from a night out with police colleagues, where the married officer filmed three videos of himself in a consensual sexual act with the woman, without her knowledge.

He then shared the videos with his mates on Snapchat, to a group called “No Snitches”.

He was found guilty of three counts of filming a person in a private act without consent, and one of using a carriage service to harass or offend.

Magistrate Clare Farnan said his actions were ones “the community needs to recognise as being extremely harmful, both to the victim and the community generally.”

Patterson shared the videos he filmed in secret to a Snapchat group called "No Snitches." Picture:AAP (AAP)

Patterson didn't want to talk to media, pretending to talk on his mobile before fleeing in a waiting car. Picture: AAP (AAP)

She said because the offences involved a colleague, they were “offences of a particular seriousness and a particular need to be deterred.”

Patterson had nothing to say as he left court.