SASKATOON (CP) - A British Columbia RCMP officer has been charged with allegedly using a camera to film people in a bathroom at Saskatoon's Prairieland Exhibition.

Another man has pleaded guilty to hiding a camera in a gym bag to film underneath women's skirts at the Exhibition, which was held in August.

The two men do not know each other and the cases are not related, say police.

Herbert Carruthers, 47, a senior member of the Revelstoke RCMP, is charged with committing an indecent act and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 18. Carruthers is suspended with pay until his case and an internal investigation are completed.

Shane Keetley, 24, of Prince Albert, Sask., has pleaded guilty to committing an indecent act by filming underneath women's clothing. He will be sentenced in December.

Sgt. Dick Melnychuk of the Saskatoon Police investigated both cases. He said a change to Canada's voyeurism laws is badly needed.

"Our Criminal Code and our laws aren't keeping up with technology and ways to use technology to commit offences," Melnychuk said.

The increased availability of video recording, combined with the equipment's shrinking size, has spawned a new generation of peeping Toms, Melnychuk said.

"We're not talking about any extraordinary technology here. We're talking about stuff that's available right over the counter."