Up-skirter allegedly caught at NSW shops

A man has tried to film children and up women's skirts on his mobile phone at a Sydney shopping centre, police allege.

Police were called to Roselands shopping centre after security staff noticed a man acting suspiciously on Friday.

Police allege a 54-year-old man tried to film several children inside the centre using a mobile phone on January 20.

On Friday, he returned and is accused of using a mobile phone to film up women's skirts.

When police arrived, officers searched the man and allegedly found one gram of cannabis.

Police allege the man tried to get rid of a mobile phone during the search.

However the phone was seized and police allegedly found incriminating photos.

The man was charged with filming a person's private parts without consent and drug possession.

He was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.