ELDERLY MAN AVOIDS JAIL AFTER HISTORIC SEX OFFENCES
Moray pensioner Louis Whyte was handed a high-tariff community order instead of jail time.
He was found guilty after a trial of a series of historic sex offences, including exposing himself to a young girl.
The 74-year-old was also convicted in Aberdeen Sheriff Court of sexually touching a 13-year-old girl through her clothing and attempting to kiss a second teenage girl.
He committed further violent assaults, such as punching a pregnant woman in the body.
His solicitor stated that any recollection of the assaults was “lost in an alcohol haze.” Despite being found guilty of multiple sexual offences, Whyte received a community order rather than imprisonment.
The court imposed a high-tariff community payback order with supervision for two years, ordered him to participate in a sex offenders program, and placed a restriction of liberty order, requiring him to wear an electronic tag for 12 months.
Additionally, Whyte will be on the sex offenders register for five years.
Sheriff Morag McLaughlin emphasized the seriousness of the offences, noting that the sexual acts were not invasive and the violence was particularly nasty, but considered the time elapsed since the offences and the lack of subsequent offending, opting for a community-based order as a proportionate response.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
Moray pensioner Louis Whyte was handed a high-tariff community order instead of jail time. He was found guilty after a trial of a series of historic sex offences, including exposing himself to a young girl. The 74-year-old was also convi...
Community order
Moray pensioner Louis Whyte was handed a high-tariff community order instead of jail time
Community order
His solicitor stated that any recollection of the assaults was "lost in an alcohol haze." Despite being found guilty of multiple sexual offences, Whyte received a community order rather than imprisonment
Community order
two years
The court imposed a high-tariff community payback order with supervision for two years, ordered him to participate in a sex offenders program, and placed a restriction of liberty order, requiring him to wear an electronic tag for 12 months
Sex Offenders Register
five years
Additionally, Whyte will be on the sex offenders register for five years
