A taxi driver drove a young female passenger to a remote spot and carried out a terrifying sex attack on her hours after starting his first shift in the job.
The 18-year-old fled from Mark Smith's cab and hid in the woods because she was so afraid of what he was going to do.
Yesterday at Perth Sheriff Court, Smith was placed on the sex offenders register for 18 months but was allowed to walk free from court.
The 40-year-old father, who said he had lost his job and relationship as a result of his conviction, was placed on a community payback order and ordered to go along to the Tay Project course for convicted sex offenders.
Despite being found guilty after trial, Smith continued to claim he had not done anything wrong and that his frightened teenage victim had simply "misunderstood" him.
The cabbie said he thought it was alright to grope the teenager in his taxi because she had "smiled" at him.
Smith, of Mansfield Park, Bankfoot, was found guilty of the sex assault on the girl in a taxi near Bridge of Earn on November 30 last year.
mark smith Sexual Abuser in Perth
MARK SMITH
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Name-Origin Analysis
Strongest name pattern: UK
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 surname
46.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
Surname region
UK
United States
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Detected legal outcome
t. The 40-year-old father, who said he had lost his job and relationship as a result of his conviction, was placed on a community payback order and ordered to go along to the Tay Project course for convicted sex offenders. Despite being ...
Sex Offenders Register
18 monthsYesterday at Perth Sheriff Court, Smith was placed on the sex offenders register for 18 months but was allowed to walk free from court
Community order
The 40-year-old father, who said he had lost his job and relationship as a result of his conviction, was placed on a community payback order and ordered to go along to the Tay Project course for convicted sex offenders
Location Information
Perth
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, City, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, PH1
Coordinates: 56.3955, -3.4389
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