KILMARNOCK SEX OFFENDER AVOIDS JAIL DESPITE GROOMING AND INDECENT MESSAGING
A man named John Kidd, from Kilmarnock, was found guilty of engaging in sexual activity with or towards a child for sexual gratification or for humiliating, distressing, or alarming the girl in June 2018.
He also touched the girl on the buttocks with his hand and repeatedly made sexual comments, notably stating how attractive she was.
Kidd coerced the victim into viewing a sexual image and communicating indecently with him between February 2018 and August 2020 at an address in Cumnock and elsewhere.
Furthermore, he sent her sexual written communications and indecent Snapchat messages, requesting intimate pictures and implying a desire for sexual contact.
Despite the guilty verdict by a majority jury at Ayr Sheriff Court, Kidd was spared jail and instead received a community payback order with supervision for two years, 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months, and is subject to police sex offender notification requirements for two years.
Additionally, a non-harassment order was issued, preventing contact with the victim for five years.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
43.3%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
39.3%
Surname region
UK
United States
47.2%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
ontact. Despite the guilty verdict by a majority jury at Ayr Sheriff Court, Kidd was spared jail and instead received a community payback order with supervision for two years, 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months, and is subject to ...
Community order
two years
Despite the guilty verdict by a majority jury at Ayr Sheriff Court, Kidd was spared jail and instead received a community payback order with supervision for two years, 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months, and is subject to police sex offender notification requirements for two years
Sex Offenders Register
two years
Despite the guilty verdict by a majority jury at Ayr Sheriff Court, Kidd was spared jail and instead received a community payback order with supervision for two years, 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months, and is subject to police sex offender notification requirements for two years
