FIFE LECTURER ORDERED TO STAY AWAY FROM PARTNERS AFTER ABUSE CAMPAIGN
Adam Wilson was ordered to keep away from both women with whom he is in an open relationship after conducting a campaign of controlling behaviour.The court described how Wilson, 41, caused trauma to the women by telling them he would refuse to communicate and leave them feeling isolated if they did not follow his commands.
The victims reported that he shouted and swore at one woman, leaving her feeling physically intimidated.
The women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police they experienced fear, alarm, and psychological harm at his hands.
Wilson denied the claims during the trial at Lanark Sheriff Court but was convicted of engaging in abusive behaviour towards both women from April 2019 to November 2020, and threatening behaviour against one victim from 2011 to 2019.
Sheriff Adrian Cottam ordered him to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and banned him from contacting either woman.
Wilson, a father of one, lost his role as a senior lecturer and has since turned to voluntary work after his employment was terminated.
The court noted that Wilson did not recognize the harm he caused and did not accept the guilty verdicts, with sheriff Cottam warning of the risk of repetition and considering prison as a possible sentence, but ultimately opting for a community-based punishment due to other factors.
