Latest Offenders Fife

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A Fife councillor has been found guilty of sexual offences against a teenage girl over a seven-month period.

David Graham, who was suspended from the Labour party two years ago, groomed and sexually abused the girl at a variety of locations in the Fife and Edinburgh areas in 2023.

The 43-year-old was convicted of offences involving sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15 following a trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

He is due to be sentenced on 19 August.

Speaking after Graham's conviction, Fife Council leader David Ross said details of the abuse revealed at the trial had been "truly shocking".

The Labour councillor added: "This is appalling behaviour by anyone, let alone an elected councillor - and the sentence will reflect the seriousness of this case.

"Our sympathies go out to the young person involved.

"It is impossible to express how badly David Graham has let down his colleagues and the people he was elected to represent."

A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The party is taking immediate action to exclude David Graham from membership of the Labour Party following his conviction."

Police Scotland Det Insp Graham Watson described Graham as "a manipulative individual who groomed and sexually abused his teenage victim".

The officer added: "He was well-known and in a position of power when the offending took place.

"I would like to thank the female for her assistance in bringing him to justice."

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A 50-year-old Cowdenbeath man has admitted sending filthy sexual messages to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Gary Taylor chatted over social media platforms to an adult pretending to be a child from Brighton.

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A Fife paedophile has admitted downloading footage of children as young as one being sexually abused.

Luke Ramage from Lochgelly pled guilty to downloading indecent images and videos of children over an six-month period.

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A second man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a teenager transported from Romania to a Kirkcaldy flat to be forced into prostitution.

Alexandru Lache has finally been brought to justice almost six years after terrifying a vulnerable woman in a Pratt Street flat.

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A man filmed a sleeping woman in a state of undress before sexually assaulting her at a property in Rosyth, a court has heard.

Joshua Adams also secretly recorded footage of a fully clothed 15-year-old girl at another address in the town.

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A woman who groped a man as he sat on a bench at a Fife shopping centre has been placed on the sex offenders register.

Mary Lindsay appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and admitted the sexual assault in July last year.

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A 61-year-old man has been jailed for six years after being convicted of non-recent sexual offending.

Paul Proctor was sentenced to six years, backdated to February 2025, at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 14 May, 2025.

He carried out the offending towards a female child in Fife in 1995.

He was reported to police in October 2020 and an investigation was launched. He was arrested in May 2021 and convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

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A Fife nurse blamed Filipino “culture” for a video that showed him indecently touching a young child.

Mark Rebustes was snared with dozens of images and files of child abuse on a laptop he brought to Fife from the Philippines.

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A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of serious sexual offences in Edinburgh.

Kyle Kernachan, 28 committed the crimes between 2015 and 2017.

He was sentenced today, Wednesday 7 May, 2025, at the High Court in Edinburgh having previously been found guilty at the same court on 9 April 2025.

He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register.

Detective Chief Inspector Jonny Wright said:

“My thoughts are with the victims who showed immense strength in assisting our investigation. I hope this sentencing brings them some form of comfort.

“I would also like to reassure our communities that we are committed to investigating all reports of abuse and we are determined to bring those responsible to justice.

“I urge anyone who has been the victim of any offence of this nature to contact us where you will be fully supported by our officers and partner agencies.”

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An “obsessed” Lochgelly man who sent unwanted Snapchat videos of his penis to a woman from an alias account later gave away his true identity.

A trial heard Craig Wishart repeatedly told his victim he wanted to “worship” her and said she loved the fact he had a “c*** cage on”.

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A convicted paedophile plucked a young girl’s image from the internet then sent it to a woman, claiming it was his daughter and asking if she wanted him to perform a sex act on the child.

Archibald Smith’s sick move came shortly after he sent a video of himself masturbating to the woman.

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A Fife man blindfolded an eight-year-old girl for a “tasting game” which turned into a sexual assault.

James Ross pretended it would be harmless fun with the girl trying to name household items without seeing them.

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A child sex fiend from Perth who calls himself Dangerous Dave has been caught in a global grooming incident.

Serial sex offender David Greig used the Telegram app to send graphic selfies to a 13-year-old boy on the other side of the world.

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A 73-year-old Dunfermline charity shop volunteer quizzed a 14-year-old boy about his penis size and sexual history.

William Fraser began the sexual conversation with his victim at The Salvation Army in High Street on November 9 last year.

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A “spiritual” Fife tearoom boss convicted of sexually assaulting six women at his Leven cafes has been re-sentenced.

Alistair Burns targeted his victims at the Trudor Tearoom or Daunder In – doors apart in Forth Street – during a period spanning January 2019 to October 2023.