Moray man sentenced for pestering former partner
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A Moray man who admitted stalking his ex-partner has been ordered to carry out 275 hours of unpaid work.
Scott Campbell was also placed under the supervision of social workers for one year and banned from contacting the woman for the next two.
However, Inverness Sheriff Court was told today that the 49-year-old had moved on and got married.
At a previous hearing, the court was told that Campbell had been in a relationship with the woman for seven years before they separated in November 2018.
Six months later he turned up at her Elgin home.
However she was away.
The court heard that her son passed on a message that Campbell was not welcome.
Then, on June 8, 2019, he returned and let himself in through her front door which was unlocked.
Procurator Fiscal Robert Weir said: "She felt he was under the influence of alcohol and told him to leave.
"He removed all of his clothing and got into bed and tried to cuddle her.
"She got out of bed and he then asked her for sex.
"She asked him to leave and went through to the living room.
"She lay there for about 20 minutes and he came in, naked and tried to kiss her.
"She states she told him she was not interested.
Mr Weir continued: "He became verbally aggressive and then fell asleep."
The court heard that when he woke up Campbell could not find his car keys.
He also accused his ex-partner of taking his phone.
Mr Weir said that Campbell came back again a few hours later but she quickly locked the door and told him to go away.
Campbell returned once more later that evening.
This time he refused to leave and sat in the driveway for several hours.
The police were informed and Campbell was subsequently arrested at his house in Batchen Street, Forres.
Speaking today, defence solicitor Iain Maltman told the court that an alternative to prison could be imposed on his client.
He stated that Campbell had been of good behaviour since April last year because "he had reduced his drinking".
