Fife sex offender told victims he had a medical condition that led to arousal

FIFE SEX OFFENDER TOLD VICTIMS HE HAD A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT LED TO AROUSAL

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.

He sent pictures of his erect penis to a second woman and asked a third to “bring him a towel” because he needed a cold shower to resolve his excited condition.

At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, the 48-year-old, of Culross, was put on the sex offenders register for five years after earlier pleading guilty to four charges spanning between January 2022 and October last year.

He committed offences of voyeurism, indecent communication, disclosing an intimate film, and attempting to cause a woman to look at a sexual image.

The crimes took place at his Dunfermline workplace and elsewhere in Scotland.

The court documents reveal Coleman repeatedly told one woman he was “having an issue” and referred to his erection, sometimes asking her to bring a towel or explaining he needed a cold shower.

He also messaged another woman several photos of himself in a state of arousal on WhatsApp, which she found uncomfortable and ignored.

Additionally, Coleman showed a woman a video of him having sex with an unknown female, recorded without her knowledge, and told her the woman in the footage had consented.

When police seized his phone during a search, the footage was recovered.

The court noted Coleman’s remorse and his recognition of his wrongdoing.

He was sentenced to 160 hours of unpaid work and placed under supervision for two years, with a program for sexual offenders called Moving Forward 2 Change.

The language of the original report has been lightly rephrased for clarity.