INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Nairn paedophile breaks notification requirements by not telling police he had a new bank card
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A CHILD sex offender ended up in the dock at Inverness Sheriff Court after failing to tell police he had a new bank card.
Edward Crookes, from Claymore Gardens, Nairn, is subject to the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences 2003 act.
Back in 2021 he admitted possessing more than 1200 indecent images of children.
The conviction meant he had to inform officers of any changes to his address or personal details within three days of them changing.
He had attended an annual notification review with the police on June 4, 2021 when they noticed his bank card details did not match the records that officers had, the court heard.
The 61-year-old had the same account but a new bank card had been issued.
Defence agent Neil Wilson replied: “He is on supervision for 10 years which comes to an end, I think, in October or November this year. He’d been issued a new bank card and not told the police which is technically a breach.”
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank asked: “It was just a new card? But the same account?”
Mr Wilson confirmed it was and the sheriff admonished Crookes.
