A Dundee man has been jailed for five years and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
Richard Ingram, 38, spent years sharing illicit images with other paedophiles online and had a stash of videos which would have taken over ten days to watch.
He was caught with nearly 25,000 sickening child abuse images showing children of all ages when his home was raided by police – for a second time – on April 20 2020.
Thousands of videos and still images had been collected on a number of devices by Ingram over a period of more than six years.
Ingram admitted having indecent material in Dundee and Arbroath between November 18 2013 and April 2020.
He also admitted that, on various occasions between 20 June 2015 and 10 February 2020, he distributed indecent images of children to others.
Dundee Sheriff Court previously heard Ingram made his girlfriend answer the door on the second raid, as he tried to hide his phone.
He also admitted trying to pervert the course of justice.
Performer flashed
A Perth musician claimed to be “giving a performance for myself” when he flashed a mother and daughter from his Perth flat. Callum Keys, 28, was found guilty of intentionally exposing himself to the pair while he was flexing naked in his living room. The 28-year-old guitarist will be sentenced later.
Train attack
Megan Taylor, 24, of Grampian Road, Rosyth attacked two strangers during a train journey in Fife.
Taylor admitted punching and kicking one woman on the head and body, punching the other and pulling their hair.
Court papers state both were injured and Taylor had acted with another person in
the attacks during a train journey between North Queensferry and Inverkeithing on October 19 last year.
At Dunfermline Sheriff Court Susan Duff said: “This was a bad assault on two strangers on the last train home and a shocking end to what appears to be a good night out by your victims.”
The sheriff sentenced Taylor to carry out 212 hours of unpaid work and to pay £200 compensation to each of her victims.
Hit bus driver
A Perth man who was caught on CCTV smashing up a Perth supermarket has admitted assaulting a female bus driver. Kyle Wilkie, 22, lashed out at the Citylink employee during a disturbance at the Broxden Park and Ride. He had already caused damage at the city’s Asda.
Appeared after missing trial
Dundee motorist George Ramsay has been banned from the road again after admitting almost colliding with a person on a mobility scooter.
He appeared from custody at Dundee Sheriff Court to admit driving carelessly.
On June 28 last year, the 27-year-old sped through Fintry Terrace, Whitfield Drive and Longhaugh Road before “narrowly avoiding” the scooter user.
Ramsay, of Findmore Place, handed himself into police on Wednesday night after missing a previous trial.
His solicitor Larry Flynn said since the mobility scooter incident, Ramsay had been banned for 14 months for a high-speed dangerous driving incident in Dumfries-shire.
Sheriff Robert More banned Ramsay for three months and fined him £75.
The sheriff said: “I say this to you, I’ve seen many people end up in the High Court and end up in jail simply because they’ve been driving too fast.”
Boy racer banned
A boy racer from Dundee has been fined and disqualified from driving after admitting driving carelessly close to the rear of other road users. Liam Laing, 22, is already banned from the roads following an earlier conviction.
False claim
A Dunfermline charity worker who lied to police that her ex-partner breached bail conditions by “verbally abusing” and “threatening” her in a Tesco car park, has been admonished.
Gemma Cameron, 36, also claimed her former partner had followed her in his vehicle on October 13 last year.
She was caught out when police viewed CCTV footage at the city’s Aberdour Road store and saw there had been no such incident.
At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, Cameron pled guilty to falsely representing to police at public expense, temporarily depriving the public of police services, and causing the man to come under suspicion and accusation of breach of the peace and violating special bail conditions.
Defence lawyer Ian Beatson said Cameron made the allegation after her ex had shouted at a friend in a shop earlier that day.
He said his client has moved home due to harassment received from the complainer.
Mr Beatson said Cameron works for a volunteer service which helps provide food and social interaction for older people.
Sheriff Susan Duff told Cameron the offence was a “serious matter” but said her social work report highlighted her “considerable remorse and pro-social lifestyle.”
