Courts

Police said Denis Alexander's actions had caused "untold trauma" to his victims but praised their courage in coming forward.

Denis Alexander (85) has admitted preying on the boys while teaching history at the fee paying school in the 1970s.

A RAPIST'S victims have been commended for their bravery in helping bring him to justice – after he was jailed for 15 years today.

The former street trader was brought to trial for a catalogue of crimes after being tracked down by US marshalls when he fled the country.

Kim Avis raped and molested victims during an 11-year campaign of sex crimes in the Highlands.

A distraught Inverness man trashed rooms in his house after he drowned his sorrows following being made redundant.

A woman who was poked on the back of her head by a café customer will be paid £400 in compensation from him.

Inverness Sheriff Court heard that a man refused to leave the premises when asked, and police were called.

The mother of a man who was banned from using the internet to stop him downloading child porn reported her son to police for having a mobile phone.

William MacDowell (79) is accused of killing Renee MacRae and Andrew MacRae before allegedly dumping their bodies.

An Inverness drug dealer is to be assessed for an addiction treatment order before being sentenced.

A DISPUTE over an alcoholic drink being consumed by the wrong person resulted in a glass attack in a popular Inverness nightspot.

A FIRST offender who overdosed on cannabis assaulted two security staff at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness where he was being treated.

A NAIRN teenager has to wear an electronic tag for the next four months to make sure she is home overnight.

An Aviemore man who head-butted an Inverness shopkeeper was given a further opportunity to stay out of jail.

A 26- YEAR-OLD Inverness man was ordered to participate in an intensive programme for domestic abusers or be jailed.

Analysis of a urine sample showed a reading of 290mgs of alcohol in 100mls of urine when the limit is 67mgs.

A 48-year-old man has to wait to learn his fate after “confusing and contradictory” information contained in two reports prepared about him.

The 18-year-old registered his fifth drink-drive conviction in two years at Inverness Sheriff Court.

A GAMBLING addict who spent more than £9000 of his grandparents’ money on gaming platforms has avoided a jail sentence.