A pensioner who sexually assaulted three schoolgirls as they walked in uniform outside a school “for the thrill” has been banned from entering St Andrews.
Angus Cameron launched three separate attacks over the course of almost two months outside the town’s Madras College.
He has now been banned from St Andrews for a year and put on the sex offenders register for three.
Cameron was caught after his victims aged 15 and 16 reported him to teachers, who called in police.
He admitted he had carried out the attacks.
Cameron targeted the youngsters as they walked past, reaching out and grabbing their inner thighs or groins.
Depute fiscal Eilidh Roberton told Dundee Sheriff Court the three girls were in uniform at the time.
She said the first attack took place on a 15-year-old girl on a date between December 1 and December 23.
She said: “The first girl felt him grabbing her inner thigh and squeezing as he went by.
“This lasted for a couple of seconds.
“She shouted out ‘Oh my god he just touched me’.”
The attacks were repeated on two more occasions, on a day between January 25 and 29 and on February 3.
In the second attack he touched a 16-year-old girl’s inner thigh and groin, before touching a 15-year-old girl on her inner thigh in the third.
Miss Robertson added: “At the third attack the girl said ‘that man just grabbed my leg’.
“The matter was reported to guidance staff at the school and police were called in.
“The girls were able to give an accurate description of the accused and he was traced by police.”
Cameron, 66, of Culzean Crescent, Kirkcaldy, pleaded guilty on summary complaint to three charges of sexual assault under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act.
Sheriff George Way imposed a community payback order with three years’ supervision and a requirement to take part in a sex offender groupwork programme.
He was also banned from entering St Andrews for a year and placed on the sex offenders register for three years.