Celebrity osteopath trusted by stars and Olympians secretly filmed 2000 people in 10-year upskirting and voyeurism campaign
A celebrity osteopath trusted by stars and Olympians is facing jail after a ten-year campaign of voyeurism where he secretly filmed 2000 people.
Torben Hersborg, 63, was arrested and charged in December last year after being caught recording female university students as they got undressed.
After his car had been spotted loitering in the area, he admitted to voyeurism on three different days.
He also agreed to co-operate with police investigating the contents of electronic devices taken from his vehicle and family home in east London.
A mass of videos and images dating back to 2012 were uncovered showing that he had been upskirting women and secretly recording people in private.
Hersborg pleaded guilty to a further five charges of voyeurism at Snaresbrook crown court on Thursday via a videolink from HMP Pentonville, the Standard reports.
The charges cover at least 2117 incidents between March 2012 and November last year with most of the charges relating to him ‘recording a person doing a private act’.
He also admitted at least 86 incidents of upskirting between November 2019 and August last year.
Torben Hersborg, pictured with Mads Mikkelsen on his Instagram, has admitted to spying on female university students
The osteopath was pictured alongside famous musicians Ronnie Wood and Beverley Knight
A video was posted on his social media where he helped Strictly Come Dancing contestant Viscountess Emma Weymouth
When the charge were first brought against him, it was revealed that Hersborg was accused of spying on clients at the Central London Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Old Street, central London.
He also faced allegations of targeting students at their halls of residence in King’s Cross and recording victims ‘on beaches, footpaths, roads and bus stops.
Hersborg, a Danish national, is said to be the childhood friend of actor Mads Mikkelsen and moved to the UK in 1984.
The osteopath, who works to alleviate muscle and joint pain, boasts an extensive group of celebrity clients.
These include the likes of Strictly Come Dancing contestant Viscountess Emma Weymouth.
Hersborg also posted an image on his Instagram of himself and presenter Fearne Cotton after he helped her.
Another image on his account from 109 shows him and famous musicians Ronnie Wood and Beverley Knight.
To add to this, Hersborg helped provide his services for a number of the Sidemen YouTubers during their charity football match.
The osteopath boasts an extensive group of celebrity clients including the likes of KSI
Here, Hersborg is pictured with presenter Fearne Cotton on his social media
As well as posting images of himself massaging the pictures, he poses alongside internet superstar KSI.
He also counts tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki as a top client and his website boasts of work with Italian Serie A football team Brescia and being ‘trusted by Olympic champions’.
It was previously reported how he has a past conviction for upskirting from 1995 but this did not halt his career.
Hersborg filmed women as they used the escalator on the London Underground system using a camcorder hidden in a plastic bag.
News reports of his court hearing reveal that he was arrested at Leicester Square station on July 2, 1995,
He reportedly told police he ‘did not see anything wrong’ with his activities but later admitted he did it ‘simply for illicit thrills’.
He received a £500 fine.
Hersborg was arrested in December 2024 outside the Chapter student halls in Islington, after a member of the public spotted his distinctive Lexus lurking suspiciously on Collier Street.
He was seen crawling around on the back seat of his vehicle, peering through a telescope at students inside their rooms
When police arrived they discovered black bin liners carefully laid out across the back seat.
A magistrates court was told that the same concerned resident had repeatedly tried to alert police about Hersborg’s behaviour, only to be ignored at least once.
He was found in possession of a camera and telescope, and later uncovered a disturbing stash of videos and claimed he was on the back seat of his car to ‘relax’.
One video showed a young woman wearing only a t-shirt, and he also had took images of her buttocks as she bent over.
Another clip showed a student sitting on her bed, while a third was filmed in her bra, getting dressed.
Hersborg has also helped British sprinter athlete Zharnell Hughes, pictured on his Instagram
Despite initially claiming he was attending his judo class and stopping for a drink at his Chelsea club, Hersborg later admitted to voyeurism and agreed to help police in their investigation.
The disgraced osteopath, who lives on Peartree Lane, Wapping, is now suspended from practising after the General Osteopathic Council confirmed he faces fitness to practise proceedings.
The regulator revealed his 1995 conviction was known when he registered, but until this arrest no complaints had been made against him.
A statement from the regulator said: ”We require all osteopaths to meet the which sets standards around knowledge, skills and behaviours for osteopaths and requires osteopaths to practise safely.
If a concern is raised that calls this into question, we can investigate this and take action where necessary to protect patients and the public.’
Hersborg, who has a grown-up daughter, is currently behind bars awaiting sentencing in July, and has been warned he could be facing a lengthy prison sentence.
