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Man on LSD admitted having child porn images
A 20-YEAR-old man handed himself in to police for downloading nearly 700 indecent images of children, after taking LSD earlier that day.
Jamie Robertson,
of 42 Calton Avenue, Campbeltown, pleaded guilty to possessing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children between July 5, 2014, and May 9, 2017.
Procurator fiscal Eoin McGinty told Campbeltown Sheriff Court that on the evening of May 9 Robertson ‘entered the Campbeltown police office stating
that he wished to hand himself in, that he had downloaded indecent images of children on his computer.
‘He appeared agitated. He informed officers that he had taken LSD earlier that day. He was seen by a doctor and was deemed fit to be detained. He was interviewed by police in relation to the admission he had made.
‘He stated he had only made this statement as a result of taking LSD.’
Police seized Robertson’s laptop, PC and mobile phone, which were sent for examination. In total, across the three items police found 687 images in the lowest category C, and six in category B.
Mr McGinty continued: ‘The accused was detained once again. He stated, “I am proud of myself for handing myself in. Are there any self-help groups in Campbeltown?” He was cautioned and charged, and made no further reply.’ There were no previous convictions.
Sheriff Patrick
Hughes said it was ‘a serious matter’, and deferred sentence to obtain a criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty assessment.
Man banned from woman’s home street for five years
A CAMPBELTOWN man facing his sixth offence relating to the same woman has escaped a prison sentence, but been banned from contacting her or entering her street for five years.
Stephen McCosker, 43, of 13 Kirk Street, pleaded guilty to behaving
in a threatening or abusive manner to the woman on New Year’s Day, by entering her home uninvited while intoxicated, repeatedly refusing to leave when asked to, shouting, swearing, acting aggressively, and uttering derogatory remarks.
Sentence had been deferred for reports until March 8, when McCosker’s defence agent, Stephen MacSporran told Campbeltown Sheriff Court: ‘It was during a time when my client was suffering from mental health issues and alcoholism.’
Sheriff Hughes sentenced McCosker to 120 hours of unpaid work, reduced from
180 hours, to be carried out within six months.
He also imposed a restriction of liberty order, requiring McCosker to stay at home between 7pm and 7am for six months, reduced from nine months, and a non-harassment order banning McCosker from contacting the woman or entering her home street for five years.
Lead thieves escape jail
TWO LABOURERS have been fined £200 each for stealing £87 worth of lead from an Islay building site.
Jamie Inglis, 28, of 52 Dawson Place, Bo’ness, and Jason Taylor, 25, of 34 Kinneil Drive, Bo’ness, admitted stealing lead metal sheets from the Machrie Hotel construction site near Port Ellen on February 11 last year.
The manager of the building site said both the accused had been working there since Christmas, but had quit the previous day. They confirmed no one had been given permission to take these.
Sheriff Patrick Hughes fined the pair £200 each, telling the court: ‘This is a serious matter. These fines have been imposed as a direct alternative to custody.’