Latest Offenders Fife

Description

A 54-year-old man has been found guilty of multiple sexual and violent offences against women in Fife and Perthshire.

Ian Hendry committed rape, assaults, and serious assaults between 1987 and 2022, and was convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh on October 16, 2025.

The former dog trainer was also found guilty of abusing animals in his care, and will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

Detective Constable Dan Cogan of Police Scotland said:

"Hendry's offending spanned decades and he subjected women to sustained periods of physical and sexual abuse which continued over a number of years.

"Our thoughts remain with the victims who have had to endure the process of the trial and I thank them for their assistance with our investigations. I hope the verdict today brings them some sense of closure.

"Physical and sexual abuse will not be tolerated and time is no barrier to reporting a crime. I'd urge anyone who is experiencing abuse to report this to us so that we can fully investigate."

Description

A Fife IT worker told his three sex offence victims he had a medical condition leading to frequent physical arousal.

Craig Coleman filmed a woman performing a sex act on him in a van without her knowledge and showed the video to someone else.

Description

William Davidson, 46, a violent predator, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting two women over 23 years in Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, and other locations. 

At the High Court in Edinburgh, Judge Norman McFadyen described Davidson’s actions as an “appalling campaign” of abuse, noting he posed a “significant danger to women.” Despite no prior imprisonment, the judge ruled prison was the only suitable punishment, adding three years of supervised release and indefinite placement on the sex offenders’ register.

Davidson denied the charges but was convicted of 15 offences, including four rapes and assault endangering life, committed between 2000 and 2023. He abused his first victim with aggressive behavior, molestation, rape, and throttling. The second victim faced controlling behavior, isolation, social media monitoring, and violent rape attacks, with Davidson breaching a non-harassment order. A third woman was targeted in 2023 with abusive threats and uninvited visits.

Defence solicitor Gordon Martin KC noted Davidson’s claim of innocence and a gap in offending from 2011 to 2020. Detective Inspector Frank Keegan called Davidson a “violent, sexual predator,” expressing hope that the sentencing brings closure to the victims. Police Scotland urged reporting sexual crimes via 101 or Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111.

Description

A former Fife College lecturer is on the sex offenders register after brazenly trying to pass off sleazy messages as insightful sexual health guidance.

Andrew Zelaya stood trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and was convicted of indecent communication after sending messages to a student with whom he had struck up a friendship.

Description

A man has been jailed for 16 years for violent and sexual crimes in the Fife, Dundee and Moray areas between 2006 and 2024.

Stephen Whitehurst, 44, was found guilty of 13 offences, including rapes, against five women at the High Court in Dundee on Tuesday, 5 August, 2025.

He was sentenced on Friday, 5 September, 2025, at the same court, to 16 years in prison, placed on the sex offenders register and given indefinite non-harassment orders in relation to all five women.

Detective Inspector Gordon Patullo said:

“Stephen Whitehurst clearly poses a threat to women and he now faces a lengthy period behind bars for these despicable crimes.

“I commend the strength of the women in coming forward to report his offending and throughout the court process. I hope the outcome brings them some form of justice.

“Police Scotland is committed to tackling all reports of sexual crimes, regardless of when they happened. I’d urge anyone who has been a victim to report it to us. I can assure you, we will fully investigate and you will be supported by our specially trained officers and partner agencies.”

Description

A rapist is behind bars after jurors found him guilty of carrying out a series of sexual assaults on three young girls in Fife.

James John Dorans, 56, preyed on the children at locations in Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy, between August 1995 and September 2018.

Description

A shamed architect who attempted to rape a woman in Fife during a catalogue of abuse has been jailed.

David Dow, 53, is now subject to the sex offenders register for life, having been convicted of the offences last month.

Description

A Fife councillor has been found guilty of sexual offences against a teenage girl over a seven-month period.

David Graham, who was suspended from the Labour party two years ago, groomed and sexually abused the girl at a variety of locations in the Fife and Edinburgh areas in 2023.

The 43-year-old was convicted of offences involving sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15 following a trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

He is due to be sentenced on 19 August.

Speaking after Graham's conviction, Fife Council leader David Ross said details of the abuse revealed at the trial had been "truly shocking".

The Labour councillor added: "This is appalling behaviour by anyone, let alone an elected councillor - and the sentence will reflect the seriousness of this case.

"Our sympathies go out to the young person involved.

"It is impossible to express how badly David Graham has let down his colleagues and the people he was elected to represent."

A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The party is taking immediate action to exclude David Graham from membership of the Labour Party following his conviction."

Police Scotland Det Insp Graham Watson described Graham as "a manipulative individual who groomed and sexually abused his teenage victim".

The officer added: "He was well-known and in a position of power when the offending took place.

"I would like to thank the female for her assistance in bringing him to justice."

Description

A 50-year-old Cowdenbeath man has admitted sending filthy sexual messages to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Gary Taylor chatted over social media platforms to an adult pretending to be a child from Brighton.

Description

A Fife paedophile has admitted downloading footage of children as young as one being sexually abused.

Luke Ramage from Lochgelly pled guilty to downloading indecent images and videos of children over an six-month period.

Description

A second man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a teenager transported from Romania to a Kirkcaldy flat to be forced into prostitution.

Alexandru Lache has finally been brought to justice almost six years after terrifying a vulnerable woman in a Pratt Street flat.

Description

A man filmed a sleeping woman in a state of undress before sexually assaulting her at a property in Rosyth, a court has heard.

Joshua Adams also secretly recorded footage of a fully clothed 15-year-old girl at another address in the town.

Description

A woman who groped a man as he sat on a bench at a Fife shopping centre has been placed on the sex offenders register.

Mary Lindsay appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and admitted the sexual assault in July last year.

Description

A 61-year-old man has been jailed for six years after being convicted of non-recent sexual offending.

Paul Proctor was sentenced to six years, backdated to February 2025, at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 14 May, 2025.

He carried out the offending towards a female child in Fife in 1995.

He was reported to police in October 2020 and an investigation was launched. He was arrested in May 2021 and convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

Description

A Fife nurse blamed Filipino “culture” for a video that showed him indecently touching a young child.

Mark Rebustes was snared with dozens of images and files of child abuse on a laptop he brought to Fife from the Philippines.