A Dundee man who carried out a string of sexual offences in Angus has been jailed for repeatedly breaching his bail and probation orders.
Donny Kristofer McKenzie, 21, of Balunie Terrace, appeared from custody at Arbroath Sheriff Court on Tuesday after failing to appear at a previous deferred sentence diet.
He previously pleaded guilty to repeatedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl in Arbroath between December 7 2010 and January 8 2011.
McKenzie also admitted having sex with another 15-year-old girl in Arbroath on November 19 2011.
He also admitted several other charges of sending abusive and threatening messages to a girl in November 2011, where he threatened to harm himself by cutting his wrists and threatened to kill himself and assault the girl’s boyfriend.
In October 2011 McKenzie also contacted another girl and threatened to burn her house down before making a call to another girl between January 2011 and December 2011 where he threatened her with violence.
He had his sentenced deferred in May last year and was later placed on probation for three years when he appeared before Sheriff Peter Paterson at Arbroath in June.
He appeared in front of Sheriff Gregor Murray, following a recent breach of the probation order, and was given a sentence totalling 36 months.
Defence agent John Boyle said: “There is really no realistic alternative to a custodial sentence here. He is not suitable for any further orders and he now accepts that.”
Sheriff Murray took particular exception to a Facebook update posted by McKenzie on the day a warrant was issued for his arrest, which implied he thought the situation was “hilarious”.
He told McKenzie: “I think this is a case where an extended sentence is merited. You pleaded guilty at trial to five offences, including sex with girls aged 15 when you were 19 and 20 years old.
“Clearly there was an alternative to custody at that stage, but you have flagrantly breached those orders on a number of occasions despite being given several chances.
“You will serve 18 months in custody and 18 months on supervised licence when you come out. If you breach that licence you will be returned to custody where you will serve the remainder of the sentence.”
Sentence was backdated to February 7.