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Posted on the 4th September 2024 in PHTM News
SIX MONTHS' JAIL FOR SEX OFFENDER WHO SENT DISTURBING MESSAGES TO DUNFERMLINE CABBIE
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to six months in prison after targeting a taxi driver with disturbing messages.
Gary Paterson, 50, from Dunfermline, admitted to sending indecent remarks to the driver and refusing to stop despite being told to do so.
Paterson, who has a history of sexual offences dating back to 2011, began messaging the driver after being driven home.
He had taken one of the taxi firm’s cards and started sending messages about the driver initially calling him “cute”.
The driver did not know Paterson other than from the taxi journey.
Paterson sent a text message saying, “Can you thank the young guy who drove me to Adamson Crescent.”
This was followed up by, “He was cute”.
The messages then went on to say Paterson wanted to “lick his trainers”.
The taxi firm boss who was seeing the messages come through on the company phone, replied, “Enough or this goes to the police”.
However, Paterson sent another message this time saying he wanted to eat the young driver’s trainers.
Paterson is on a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO) until 2027 and on the Sex Offenders’ Register until 2029.
Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane sentenced Paterson to six months in prison, citing his previous convictions and failure to comply with previous court orders.
He committed similar offences in 2011 when he repeatedly asked young boys if he could lick their trainers.
He targeted seven boys, all aged between seven and 12, in Glenrothes.
He avoided jail at that time and was put on a 30-month community payback order with therapy sessions.
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