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A LERWICK teenager who admitted sexually assaulting a policewoman in July and failing to register as a sex offender was given 80 hours community service at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
Eighteen year old Brydon Robertson, of 2 Nordavatn, had pled guilty to grabbing the officer’s backside and making lewd and abusive comments when she and a colleague visited his house on 16 July.
He also admitted failing to register as a sex offender at Lerwick police station two months later on 12 September.
Defence agent Tommy Allan said that Robertson had lost his fish factory job as a result this case and through sickness, and had built up arrears of almost £2,000 for rent and paying back a student bursary.
Sheriff Graeme Napier said there was no point in ordering him to pay compensation to the policewoman, and placed him on a nine month supervision order during which he must remain on the sex offenders register.
He also told Robertson that he should complete his community service within four months, or he would consider sending him to prison.
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