November 2014

Paedophile jailed for multiple sexual offences against several boys

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A Kirkwall man found guilty of a string of sexual offences against young boys will serve just eight months in prison, before being released on licence for the remainder of a 16-month sentence.

Former scout leader Graham Findlay, 26 was convicted of five sexual offences which took place between January, 2004, and August, 2012, in Kirkwall.

The charges against him included four counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards boys, aged between seven and 13. He lured the two youngsters into a shed and asked them to expose themselves

An attempted rape charge was also made for a sexual assault against a 16-year-old male who he pinned down and forcibly removed his clothing.

The 26-year-old wept on his father’s shoulders as he left Kirkwall Sheriff Court at the end of a two-week trial in June, when a jury returned majority guilty verdicts on all charges, but sentence was deferred for reports.

At Kirkwall Sheriff Court today, Findlay was placed on the sex offenders register for ten years and made subject of a sexual offence prevention order for five years.

June 2014

Jury delivers guilty verdicts for perverted scout leader

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A former Scout leader has been found guilty of attempted rape and a string of other sex offences against boys as young as seven

Graham Findlay, 26, of Orkney, was convicted of five charges involving youngsters he had befriended at Kirkwall Sheriff Court.

They included the serious sexual assault of a 16-year-old who he attacked after the boy turned to him for support following bullying.

Findlay also invited two boys, aged eight and 10, into a shed where he asked them to expose themselves before he did so himself.

Findlay’s used social networking site and messaging services to carry out the abuses, including asking a child to take off his clothes before a webcam he was watching.

He was granted bail ahead of being sentenced next month and was placed on the sex offenders’ register. He wept in court as the jury’s verdicts were read out.