December 2021 Convicted paedophile fled to Truro after riots outside his house A Scottish man who sent pictures of his penis to girls he thought were 12 and 13 years old has been ordered to remain confined to the house in Cornwall which he fled to. Nicholas Denison, 62, was convicted in June for sending the pictures to the girls he believed to be in their tweens and handed an electronic tag curfew for his home in Crossgates, in Fife in Scotland. However, after riots outside his Scotland house and his wife leaving him, Denison fled to Truro in July. His neighbours in Crossgates had said they did not want to bring up children near him, with one even being fined £320 for shouting “f*****g beast” outside his house. The move to Truro was a breach of his restriction of liberty order, and he was threatened with jail should he remain in England. Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard in July that Denison had moved out of Scotland, and suspended the order for three months. A court hearing was called on to decide whether to send him to prison. Denison, however, did not show up again to the new hearing. At this new hearing, a legal representative further said Denison’s wife had left him, and that he had no plans to leave England. Sheriff Wylie Robertsson decided to hand Denison a new three-month electronic tag curfew, to be served at the address in Truro. This runs alongside the 300 hours of unpaid work and three years of supervision. June 2021 Neighbours write to sheriff about fears over Fife paedophile in their community Neighbours of a Fife paedophile wrote a letter to a sheriff to express their concerns about him living in their community Nicholas Denison,61, used the social media network Kik to send vile images, along with pornographic videos, to accounts he believed were being used by children. However the accounts were actually decoys being run by police officers. Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard when Denison’s offending came to light, his neighbours wrote directly to Sheriff Charles Macnair. They said they feel unable to allow their children to play freely in their cul-de-sac in light of his offences. Despite their two-page missive, Sheriff Macnair declined to impose a custodial sentence. He said he was able to impose a longer supervision period on Denison than if he had jailed him. Sheriff Macnair said while the offence met the threshold for a custodial sentence, it would be less substantial than the ones available if Denison had appeared before a jury. He noted Denison would be under supervision for a longer period if he imposed a “high level” community disposal. He said: “You committed these offences over a significant period of weeks. “You thought you were contacting young girls. In fact, happily, you were in contact with police officers. “Although you say it was not your intention to have contact this sort of offending often does lead to contact and is typical grooming behaviour. “I have seen the letter from neighbours and can well understand their concerns at living in the same cul-de-sac as someone who commits these types of offences. “Unfortunately there’s nothing I can do about that. “Any custodial sentence I could impose would be very lenient and would not result in adequate punishment or protection to the public.” Denison, of Baxter Road, Crossgates, was placed on a three-year supervision order and ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work. He was also placed on an overnight curfew for a period of four months and made subject of conditions, including that he must have no contact with anyone under the age of 16 without prior approval. He was placed on the sex offenders register. The court had previously heard the pervert believed he had sent 11 graphic photographs and videos to an account belonging to a 13-year-old. He also sent “numerous” indecent photographs to another account, purportedly belonging to a 12-year-old. He had sent the images under the username “Jaww Blowws”. Police swooped on his address, at which point Denison confessed all. Last month he admitted sending explicit material to a people he believed to be 12 and 13-year-olds in January and February.