Sex offender flouts court order by teaching music to young girls.

Gordon Shields, 64, given eight months after he went to church to teach music to young girls

A 64-year-old sex offender, who has repeatedly ignored a court order banning any contact with females under the age of 16, went to a Fife church and taught music to young girls.

It was the third time Gordon Shields had breached the sexual offences prevention order that was imposed in 2014.

He breached it this time at a Kirkcaldy church when girls, aged seven and eight at the time, were at music lessons.

Shields, 64, a prisoner at Perth, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted breaching the sexual offences prevention order granted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court by, on various occasions between September 9 and October 18 at a Kirkcaldy church, having contact with girls aged seven and eight.

Depute fiscal Susan Lumsden told the court the church pastor and elders were aware of Shields’ previous offending.

Having gone there before, Shields started reattending the church.

Police went to his home on an unannounced visit and Shields told them he had been going to the church regularly.

It was discovered that the girls were attending music lessons when Shields was also there.

Solicitor Branislav Sudjic said: “It’s conceded that to breach an order such as this is a very serious matter.

“There were children there and he was present.”

Sheriff Charles Macnair told Shields: “This is the third time you have been convicted for breaching the order.

“An issue here is that children are seeing you at the church, see you as a church member and then may see you again away from the church.

“The church staff may have been aware of the background here, but the children and their parents would not have been aware of it.”

He jailed Shields for eight months backdated to October 30 when he was taken into custody.

The church staff may have been aware of the background here, but the children and their parents would not have been… SHERIFF CHARLES MACNAIR