Teens spotted romping by office workers

Indecent act beside busy road

A couple romped in broad daylight on a bench beside a busy Dundee dual carriageway directly outside an office block.

The 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old girl, who cannot be named, were spotted by a worker using a photocopier at Compass House on Riverside Drive.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard how the pair were witnessed carrying out an act of public indecency while on a bench outside the building at 3pm on June 19.

The bench sits on a path overlooking the River Tay near the city centre, yards from a Tesco superstore and the office building that houses the Scottish Social Services Council.

Police checked CCTV footage and traced the offenders.

Sheriff Alastair Brown slammed the pair for their behavoiur saying: “It is hard to think of anywhere less private than Riverside Drive at three in the afternoon.

“You are both over 16 and whatever you do in private with consent is entirely your business.

“This was (adjacent to) a block of offices full of people just getting on with their work and a bench on a public walkway which is heavily used by other people.

“The court’s concern is not the morality, but with the offence which you are liable to cause to folk who just want to get on with their ordinary business by forcing your own private activities upon them.

“For that reason I take this matter rather seriously – it showed a complete disregard for the feelings of others.”

The pair, both from Dundee, pleaded guilty to a charge of public indecency.

Sheriff Brown deferred sentence until next month for social work background reports.