December 2015 Convicted paedophile caught with child abuse images A convicted sex offender was found to have almost 300 indecent images of children on his mobile phone. James Bryson, of Burns Street, Alexandria was caught out by police during a routine inspection as a result of his criminal record. The 38-year-old appeared at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last week after pleading guilty to taking, permitting to be taken or making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children between 30 June last year and March 4 this year. Bryson also admitted living with his girlfriend – who was not aware of his criminal past – at her home in Clydebank for several days a week between November 1 2013 and May 1 2015 without telling authorities, despite being under conditions which require him to inform them of his whereabouts. The court heard that Bryson, as a registered sex offender, is subjected to regular monitoring from various organisations after he was jailed in 2005 for carrying out a sex attack on a five-year-old girl. He was jailed again in 2010 for failing to inform officers of his whereabouts. Tom Bowman, fiscal depute, told the court that, on March 4 this year, police arrived at Bryson’s home to carry out a risk assessment and asked to inspect his mobile phone. During the inspection, officers discovered an explicit web address in the search history which caused them to become suspicious. Mr Bowman stated: “He said he had no idea how it came to be on his phone. “The risk assessment questions were completed and officers returned to Clydebank Police Office to complete enquiries about the link. “Having satisfied themselves it contained indecent images of children, they returned to the address.” On March 5 police officers saw Bryson out walking and accompanied him to his home address. They asked if he would consent to having his phone taken for analysis, which he did. On May 1, officers attended at Bryson’s home with a search warrant but did not find anything. He was detained and taken to Clydebank Police Station. Police also spoke to his partner, who said she had been in a relationship with Bryson since 2013 and had no idea about his criminal past. She added that Bryson stayed with her for several days each week, which would have breached the terms of his notification requirements. Defending, Melvin Wise said that his client knows that he “needs help” and knew that a custodial sentence was inevitable. Addressing Bryson, Sheriff William Gallacher said: “I cannot remotely visualise how I can deal with this other than a custodial sentence. “The taking or making of photographs of children is not an offence that is committed in isolation. Children are harmed by this process.” Sentence was deferred until January 13 and Bryson was remanded in custody. February 2010 Bebo sex monster duped mum-of-two A HORRIFIED mum-of-two told last night how she was duped into dating an evil paedophile after meeting him on Bebo. Sex monster James Bryson, 33, wooed her on the social networking website — just two months after being freed from jail for molesting a five-year-old. The fiend — who hid his twisted past by using a false name — then moved in with the woman and her two little daughters. But he’s now back behind bars for breaking the terms of his release. Last night the young mum said: “He’s wrecked my life. My family had a lucky escape. “I love my girls more than anything and couldn’t have gone on if he had harmed them. He pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes. I’m angry he was able to. Someone should have been watching him. “He should never be allowed out of prison.” Bryson — who used the name Jamie Davie — met the mum on Bebo in August 2008 and moved in last September. But he was rumbled after one of her pals recognised one of his relatives at a function. He was jailed for 18 months at Dumbarton Sheriff Court two weeks ago for failing to notify the authorities of his whereabouts. He was initially caged in 2005 for sexually abusing a five-year-old girl. July 2008 Family disown pervert who abused young girl THE family of a child sex pervert freed to live near his victim claim they have disowned him. Pub bouncer James Bryson – who was originally charged with repeatedly raping the girl when she was just five – was now free. And the girl’s mum was horrified to be told by social workers she could not use her local shops at the weekend – because he was allowed to go shopping then. Council officials claimed Bryson, who admitted an appalling catalogue of abuse against the girl, needed to be in Clydebank to be supported by his family. But his relatives in Clydebank yesterday said they wanted nothing to do with him. Stepmum Janet, wife of Bryson’s dad Jim, said the 31-year-old pervert was living alone in Clydebank. She added: “We are definitely not supporting him and his mam’s passed away. He doesn’t stay here. It’s only me, my man and my son Charles that stay here. “I’ve got a grandkid who’s four years old. And I’m sorry but my grandkid comes first. “I wouldn’t even have him in the house because I’ve got a grandkid here. “The only time we’d hear from him is by phone. His dad’s not in contact with him. He doesn’t want anything to do with him.” Janet added Bryson’s younger brother Gary, 26, lived in Milton, Glasgow, and also wanted nothing to do with him. The pervert is believed to be staying in a flat in Clydebank which was arranged by social services. Bryson was originally charged with raping the girl on “various occasions” between January and June 2004. At the High Court in Edinburgh in 2005, the rape charge was dropped when he agreed to admit sexually abusing the child, who is now 10. He was released from Peterhead Prison last week after serving 40 months of a five year sentence and is meant to be supervised in the community until 2013. The victim’s mother, who is in her 20s, was visited by social workers from West Dunbartonshire Council before Bryson’s release. They warned her he would be living in the Clydebank area, minutes from where the mum and daughter live in Glasgow. They advised her to steer clear of the Clyde Shopping Centre in Clydebank at weekends because Bryson would be doing his shopping then. A council spokeswoman said: “No offender would be accommodated with their family were they unwilling to have them back.” July 2008 Victim told to stay away from mall so child sex fiend can do his shopping A MUM has been told to stay away from a mall so the child sex pervert who abused her daughter is free to do his weekend shopping there. James Bryson – who had charges of raping the five-year-old dropped when he pleaded guilty to other horrifying sex attacks on her – was freed on Thursday. The girl’s mum was horrified to find he was moving near her family and social workers had agreed he could have “shopping access” to her local centre at weekends. Last night, the furious mum said she had been told Bryson, who served 40 months of an five-year sentence, had to have his human rights protected. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her daughter, now 10, said: “It’s bad enough he’s out. “But then I found out he was living just five minutes away from us. “And I was told his conditions allowed him to use the local shops at weekends so I was advised not to go there or I risked meeting him. “It’s a horrific situation for us and makes me feel sick. “The social worker who came to my house said it was to do with his human rights. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.” Former pub bouncer Bryson, 31, originally from Possil, Glasgow, was released from high-security Peterhead Prison this week. He was originally charged with raping the five-year-old on “various occasions” between January and June 2004. At the High Court in Edinburgh in 2005, he agreed to admit a string of gruesome sex attacks on the girl. He is meant to be supervised in the community until 2013. The mum and her daughter moved from their former home in Glasgow – where the abuse took place – to the city’s Drumchapel area to escape the memories of the abuse. But the 26-year-old mum has been told Bryson is now living with family in Clydebank, five minutes away, where she gets her groceries at the giant Clyde Shopping Centre complex. She said: “He ruined our lives and my daughter still has nightmares. We thought we would move to get away from it all only to be told he was moving in close by. “He is banned from Clydebank shops during the week but is allowed to use them at weekends. “I use those shops and the weekend is obviously my main shopping time so we are at an inconvenience in order to suit him. “We were not happy with him being out of jail so early. The whole thing stinks. They said although he is only five minutes away, I am in Glasgow Council area’s while he is in West Dunbartonshire, so there was nothing they could do about it.” The mum added: “I don’t see why he had to come to Clydebank. He’s not even from here. “I use Asda at the centre for my main shop. I also take my daughter to the cinema on a Saturday for the kids’ club because it’s only s1. “I won’t be able to do that any more. Running into him is my worst fear. “The guy from social services told me out of the blue it wouldn’t do me any good speaking to a newspaper about this. “They said he needed the support of his family and it would make it difficult for him to get back on his feet if all this appeared in the papers. “They made out he was the victim. But what about us? “ A West Dunbartonshire Council spokeswoman said: “The impact on the victim of an offence is always considered when arrangements are being made for an offender’s release. “This can include alerting a victim to situations where they might inadvertently come across the offender if they did not have that information.”