A child sex abuser whose horrific abuse caused one of his victims to try to kill herself lied to police about his whereabouts just a day after being found guilty of the charges and walking free from court.
Gibson Dunbar – nicknamed Creepy Gibby by witnesses during his trial – was found guilty of abusing two girls in the mid-90s at addresses in Dundee.
Despite facing up to five years in jail he was allowed to walk free on bail at the end of his trial.
He was placed on the sex offenders register and ordered to give his details to police, including his address so he could be monitored in the community.
But Dundee Sheriff Court heard that just 24 hours later he walked into they city’s West Bell Street police HQ and lied about where he was living.
Dunbar – who eventually avoided jail over the crimes – “purported to comply” with the sex offender laws, and told police he was living at a house in Dundee’s Findcastle Place.
The court heard he “knew this to be false” and that he was in fact living in Fintry Road, Dundee.
Dunbar, 49, of Fintry Road, Dundee, pleaded guilty on summary complaint to a charge under the Sexual Offences ACt 2003.
Dunbar remains on the streets.
Sheriff Michael Fletcher deferred sentence until later this week for the case to be dealt with by the sheriff who heard his initial trial.
Dunbar – described during his trial as a “repulsive person who abused the trust of children” – was convicted of abusing two girls in the mid-90s.
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael imposed a community payback order with three year’s supervision, 200 hours unpaid work and a conduct requirement to stay away from young girls.
