Police are undertaking hourly patrols to protect a convicted paedophile from attack after he was forced to flee his Perthshire home.
The taxpayer is being forced to pay for daily checks on Danny Kilburn following an outpouring of community outrage as the 21-year-old was revealed as a sex offender.
As we reported, Kilburn had been working at a nursery in Dundee while amassing thousands of indecent images of children and bragging about abuse in sick chatrooms.
He was suspended from the Oranges and Lemons Nursery in the city’s Technology Park as police investigations began and was fired once his depravity became clear.
As the inquiries progressed, however, he and his family were subjected to threats and abuse, and their home in Invergowrie was targeted. His parents were eventually forced to quit their jobs as the entire family fled Perthshire to set up a new home in Fife, where it is understood Kilburn has been afforded special protection.
Police in Fife would not be drawn on the patrols, with a spokesman saying the force did not comment on operational matters.
During his latest court appearance, Kilburn’s solicitor urged the court to protect his new home address, saying: “His family has already had to relocate. Numerous threats were made to Mr Kilburn and his family. Police officers still patrol his property every hour because of the backlash.”
Kilburn has been released on bail ahead of sentencing in Perth on November 27, with the court calling for a psychological assessment and a report from the Tay Project, which works to rehabilitate sex offenders.