SICK PREDATOR CAGED: DNA NAILS PERVERT WHO PREYED ON TWO YOUNG GIRLS
A man who sexually assaulted two teenage girls in Fife and Angus said “we’ve all done things we’re not proud of” when challenged.Frank Stewart initially denied the attacks and protested: “I’m not a paedophile”.
But jurors at Forfar Sheriff Court unanimously agreed that the 23-year-old carried one of his victims, then aged 14, into another room and abused her all while she was asleep and incapable of giving consent.
His DNA was found in the crotch of her underwear and traces of his saliva were found on the chest of the jumpsuit she was wearing that night.
Stewart went on to abuse a second girl in Forfar a year later by groping her and repeatedly trying to kiss her.
He is now on the sex offenders register and will be sentenced after being interviewed by social workers.
After two days of deliberations, the jury convicted Stewart of sexually assaulting his first victim around the end of May 2021.
At a property in East Wemyss, they found that Stewart carried the sleeping girl from the living room into a bedroom.
There, he lay her down on the floor, pulled down her clothing and removed her bra.
He proceeded to lick her breasts and placed his hands inside her underwear before performing a sex act on her.
Stewart then went on to rub his private parts against the girl above her clothing.
The court heard when challenged about his behaviour, Stewart said: “I’m sorry, we’ve all done things we’re not proud of.” He added: “I’m not a paedophile, I’m not a paedophile.” The majority of jurors also convicted Stewart of sexually assaulting a second girl in July 2022 in Forfar.
There, they found Stewart seized the 14-year-old by the clothing and pulled her towards him.
He placed his arms around her body and repeatedly tried to kiss her on the lips.
Stewart then touched and grabbed her buttocks.
He chose not to give evidence during his trial.
Sheriff Mark Thorley placed Stewart, of Millgate in Arbroath, on the sex offenders register.
—————————————————————————————————— Update - 24-11-2025 ——— A predatory young man who targeted two girls in separate incidents has been jailed after a sheriff ruled he posed a clear danger to the public.
Frank Stewart, 23, was convicted at Forfar Sheriff Court of a string of sexual offences involving two children in Fife and Angus.
The court heard that in 2021 he moved a sleeping schoolgirl into another room and assaulted her.
Forensic testing later linked him to the scene, with investigators finding his DNA on her clothing.
Around a year later, Stewart struck again, this time in Forfar, where he groped a second girl and repeatedly attempted to kiss her despite her efforts to stop him.
He was also found guilty of engaging in threatening or abusive conduct.
When confronted about what he’d done, Stewart reportedly muttered excuses and insisted he wasn’t a danger, even as the evidence mounted against him.
Returning to the dock for sentencing, his lawyer described him as a socially isolated man with a traumatic background, claiming he would struggle severely in custody.
But the sheriff said the risk he posed was too great to ignore.
Stewart, from Arbroath, was jailed for two years, placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, and handed non-harassment orders and a sexual harm prevention order, all lasting a decade.
These conditions restrict him from contact with under-16s unless supervised by an informed adult.
As the sentence was delivered, Stewart became visibly distressed before being taken from the courtroom by officers.
