RIKKI TAINSH SHOCKS TIBBERMORE WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT ON 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL
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Tibbermore Sexual Abuser
In a case that has sent shockwaves through the community of Tibbermore, Perthshire, Rikki Tainsh, aged 24, was involved in a disturbing incident involving a teenage girl. The court heard that Tainsh, who resides in Creagalmond, took advantage of a vulnerable 15-year-old girl after she was found performing a fake pole dance while out on the streets of Perth with two younger friends.
According to court records, Tainsh encountered the girl during his evening walk through Perth. He then took her to his home in Tibbermore, where he proceeded to give her vodka, adding to the three bottles of beer she had already consumed earlier that evening. The girl, heavily intoxicated, was so incapacitated that Tainsh had to carry her fully clothed to his bed. The situation took a darker turn when, after vomiting and regaining consciousness, she discovered Tainsh performing a sexual act on her.
At an earlier hearing, Tainsh admitted to charges of engaging in lewd and libidinous practices towards the girl at his residence on August 4 of the previous year. The court was told by depute fiscal Chris Macintosh that Tainsh provided vodka to the girl and another older female present that night. However, one of Tainsh’s friends, who was present at the scene, expressed discomfort with the situation and chose to go to bed, leaving the incident largely unchallenged.
Mr. Macintosh further explained that Tainsh neither sought permission nor was explicitly asked for consent before carrying the intoxicated girl to his bed. The prosecutor emphasized that the girl was frightened and unsure of how to react, but she did not resist or struggle during the assault. After the incident, the two girls left Tainsh’s house in the early hours of the morning. The 15-year-old girl later contacted police using her friend’s mobile phone, and officers found her and her companion sitting on a grass verge at Tibbermore.
During the court proceedings, Tainsh’s solicitor, Ian Smith, argued that the girl had likely been sexually active prior to the incident and suggested that she was not as vulnerable as portrayed. “I don’t think it is fair to say this was a very vulnerable person,” he stated. “She was nearly 16 and behaved as if she was over 16.”
Despite the arguments, Sheriff Lindsay Foulis sentenced Tainsh to a three-year probation period and ordered him to complete 275 hours of unpaid community service. The sheriff also expressed concern over the influence of peer pressure on teenagers, highlighting the dangers of alcohol consumption and sexual activity at a young age. He condemned the involvement of minors in activities they are not emotionally or developmentally prepared for.
Additionally, Tainsh’s name was added to the Sex Offenders’ Register, and he was mandated to attend a rehabilitation course as part of his sentence, underscoring the seriousness of the case and the community’s need for protection and awareness.
According to court records, Tainsh encountered the girl during his evening walk through Perth. He then took her to his home in Tibbermore, where he proceeded to give her vodka, adding to the three bottles of beer she had already consumed earlier that evening. The girl, heavily intoxicated, was so incapacitated that Tainsh had to carry her fully clothed to his bed. The situation took a darker turn when, after vomiting and regaining consciousness, she discovered Tainsh performing a sexual act on her.
At an earlier hearing, Tainsh admitted to charges of engaging in lewd and libidinous practices towards the girl at his residence on August 4 of the previous year. The court was told by depute fiscal Chris Macintosh that Tainsh provided vodka to the girl and another older female present that night. However, one of Tainsh’s friends, who was present at the scene, expressed discomfort with the situation and chose to go to bed, leaving the incident largely unchallenged.
Mr. Macintosh further explained that Tainsh neither sought permission nor was explicitly asked for consent before carrying the intoxicated girl to his bed. The prosecutor emphasized that the girl was frightened and unsure of how to react, but she did not resist or struggle during the assault. After the incident, the two girls left Tainsh’s house in the early hours of the morning. The 15-year-old girl later contacted police using her friend’s mobile phone, and officers found her and her companion sitting on a grass verge at Tibbermore.
During the court proceedings, Tainsh’s solicitor, Ian Smith, argued that the girl had likely been sexually active prior to the incident and suggested that she was not as vulnerable as portrayed. “I don’t think it is fair to say this was a very vulnerable person,” he stated. “She was nearly 16 and behaved as if she was over 16.”
Despite the arguments, Sheriff Lindsay Foulis sentenced Tainsh to a three-year probation period and ordered him to complete 275 hours of unpaid community service. The sheriff also expressed concern over the influence of peer pressure on teenagers, highlighting the dangers of alcohol consumption and sexual activity at a young age. He condemned the involvement of minors in activities they are not emotionally or developmentally prepared for.
Additionally, Tainsh’s name was added to the Sex Offenders’ Register, and he was mandated to attend a rehabilitation course as part of his sentence, underscoring the seriousness of the case and the community’s need for protection and awareness.