Man who filmed boys in NZ toilets avoids jail

A man convicted for filming boys in urinals in Queenstown - and other parts of the world - has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

Aaron Szen Yang Voon, a 42-year-old Perth child psychiatrist, has pleaded guilty to eight offences, including child pornography and possessing child exploitation material in Australia, the Daily Mail has reported.

Last week he was handed an 18 month prison sentence, which has been suspended for 18 months.

The Daily Mail reported that Judge Alan Troy said Voon's mental impairments had impacted on his ability to make rational decisions.

"You must have known what you were doing was wrong. You nonetheless continued with the conduct ... and you sought no professional help at all."

The judge added that Voon was remorseful for his actions.

Voon earnt worldwide headlines last year when he was confronted by a man in a shopping mall in West Edmonton, Canada, after he had been filming his son in a toilet.

Police in Perth later searched his home and business and found electronic devices featuring videos and images.

It was also revealed that he had filmed boys at urinals in Queenstown and in America between September 2015 and May last year.