Two teenagers engaged in a sex act on a public bench in front of a busy block of offices.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old female engaged in a sex act on a bench on a public footpath at Riverside Drive.
The path is in front of Compass House — a busy office block which looks directly on to the path and bench.
Fiscal depute Trina Sinclair told the court witnesses started work at Compass House at 9am on June 19 last year.
The fiscal said: “Around 3pm one witness went to use the photocopier and saw both accused sitting on a bench at the public footpath.
“She formed the impression they were having sex.
“She called on colleagues to have a look and see what they thought of it and they formed the same opinion.
“They saw accused the man cover the girl’s head with a jacket.”
Witnesses contacted police and security at the office block.
Security approached the pair — who were sat side by side on the bench by that point — and asked them to move away.
Police attended later and CCTV was reviewed.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was identified by CCTV and traced at her own home.
She admitted the offence and being in the company of the man, who also cannot be named.
The court heard the female was a first offender and the man was currently subject to a community payback order imposed by the court for previous convictions of a different nature.
Both of the accused admitted that on June 19 last year, at Riverside Drive, they committed an offence of public indecency by engaging in a sex act.
The man was on bail at the time of the offence.
Sheriff Alastair Brown deferred sentencing to obtain a criminal justice social work report.
The sheriff said: “You are both over 16 and what you do in privacy is entirely your own business.
“But it is hard to think of anywhere less private than Riverside Drive at 3pm in front of a block of offices, on a bench on a public path which is heavily used by people who take their children for walks.
“You forced your own private activities on them and I take this matter seriously as it shows a complete disregard for the feelings of others.”
Sentence was deferred until Tuesday, March 22.
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