INVERGORDON MAN JAMES DUNBAR CAUGHT WITH CHILD INDECENT IMAGES IN INVERSGORDON
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Invergordon Child Sexual Abuser
Invergordon resident James Dunbar has been formally recognized for his involvement in possessing indecent images of children, leading to his placement on the Sex Offenders’ Register and a court-ordered community service sentence. The case unfolded after police executed a search warrant at his home in December 2015, uncovering a disturbing collection of images stored on two mobile phones.
According to court proceedings, Dunbar, aged 52 and residing on Gordon Terrace in Invergordon, admitted to having 26 indecent photographs of children, some as young as six years old. These images were found on a Vodafone mobile phone and another black mobile device. The police investigation revealed that the images included young girls in erotic poses and non-penetrative sexual scenarios involving adults. The images on the Vodafone phone were stored on a two-gigabyte micro SD card, with 24 of them classified as Category C, indicating sexually suggestive content, and two images falling into Category B, which depicted explicit sexual activity.
The police report detailed that the images were obtained from an unknown source and sent unsolicited to Dunbar. During the investigation, Dunbar claimed that he had not actively sought out such images but had received them from third parties. He also suggested that he might have transferred images between phones via Bluetooth. Throughout police interviews, Dunbar maintained that he was not attracted to children and did not intentionally search for or seek out such material. He insisted that he was the sole person with access to the mobile devices involved.
Prosecutor Alison Wylie explained that police had acted on information that led to the search of Dunbar’s home. During the search, officers encountered Dunbar’s father, James Dunbar senior, and his two sons. When questioned, Dunbar admitted to possessing the images. The authorities seized electronic devices, which were later examined, revealing the disturbing content.
Legal proceedings initially commenced as a petition, but due to the relatively low number of images and their classification at the lower end of the scale, the case was reduced to a summary complaint. Dunbar’s defense lawyer, Neil Wilson, highlighted that Dunbar had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and had no prior relevant convictions. Wilson emphasized that Dunbar’s sexual interests appeared to be primarily directed toward adult women, citing a forensic report that supported this assertion. However, he acknowledged that a significant amount of adult pornography, including approximately 5,800 sexualized texts from women, was also found on Dunbar’s devices.
Wilson argued that the case should focus on the 26 images, which he described as unsolicited and kept by Dunbar despite knowing they were inappropriate. He requested the court consider a community order with supervision and a substantial number of unpaid community hours. The defense also pointed out that Dunbar was considered at low risk of reoffending and had no recent or relevant past convictions.
In sentencing, Sheriff Chris Dickson ordered Dunbar to serve a two-year period of social work supervision and complete 200 hours of unpaid community service within nine months. Additionally, Dunbar was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for two years, and the court approved the Crown’s motion to forfeit the mobile phones involved in the case. The sheriff emphasized the gravity of possessing indecent images of children, stating, “To possess any indecent images of children is a very serious offence.”
According to court proceedings, Dunbar, aged 52 and residing on Gordon Terrace in Invergordon, admitted to having 26 indecent photographs of children, some as young as six years old. These images were found on a Vodafone mobile phone and another black mobile device. The police investigation revealed that the images included young girls in erotic poses and non-penetrative sexual scenarios involving adults. The images on the Vodafone phone were stored on a two-gigabyte micro SD card, with 24 of them classified as Category C, indicating sexually suggestive content, and two images falling into Category B, which depicted explicit sexual activity.
The police report detailed that the images were obtained from an unknown source and sent unsolicited to Dunbar. During the investigation, Dunbar claimed that he had not actively sought out such images but had received them from third parties. He also suggested that he might have transferred images between phones via Bluetooth. Throughout police interviews, Dunbar maintained that he was not attracted to children and did not intentionally search for or seek out such material. He insisted that he was the sole person with access to the mobile devices involved.
Prosecutor Alison Wylie explained that police had acted on information that led to the search of Dunbar’s home. During the search, officers encountered Dunbar’s father, James Dunbar senior, and his two sons. When questioned, Dunbar admitted to possessing the images. The authorities seized electronic devices, which were later examined, revealing the disturbing content.
Legal proceedings initially commenced as a petition, but due to the relatively low number of images and their classification at the lower end of the scale, the case was reduced to a summary complaint. Dunbar’s defense lawyer, Neil Wilson, highlighted that Dunbar had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and had no prior relevant convictions. Wilson emphasized that Dunbar’s sexual interests appeared to be primarily directed toward adult women, citing a forensic report that supported this assertion. However, he acknowledged that a significant amount of adult pornography, including approximately 5,800 sexualized texts from women, was also found on Dunbar’s devices.
Wilson argued that the case should focus on the 26 images, which he described as unsolicited and kept by Dunbar despite knowing they were inappropriate. He requested the court consider a community order with supervision and a substantial number of unpaid community hours. The defense also pointed out that Dunbar was considered at low risk of reoffending and had no recent or relevant past convictions.
In sentencing, Sheriff Chris Dickson ordered Dunbar to serve a two-year period of social work supervision and complete 200 hours of unpaid community service within nine months. Additionally, Dunbar was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for two years, and the court approved the Crown’s motion to forfeit the mobile phones involved in the case. The sheriff emphasized the gravity of possessing indecent images of children, stating, “To possess any indecent images of children is a very serious offence.”