Former Elgin social care worker ordered to pay thousands in compensation after thrusting groin into woman’s ‘headspace’ at Anderson’s Care Home

A senior social care worker who thrusted his groin towards a colleague's head multiple times before later making sexually explicit remarks has been ordered to pay thousands in compensation.

Trevor Munro, 59, targeted a woman he worked with at Anderson’s Care Home in Elgin in November 2022.

The woman was on her knees picking up scissors at reception when Munro approached before thrusting his groin into her "headspace" five times, leaving her “shocked and upset”.

Roughly an hour later, he appeared in the doorway near her desk and told her he had a “filthy dream” about her, before calling her a “dirty b***h”.

The woman involved the HR manager after telling Munro to go away.

Although Munro apologised during a workplace meeting and claimed the behaviour would not be repeated, she later contacted police. He was then arrested, cautioned, and charged.

Elgin Sheriff Court heard that Munro made full admissions during police interviews.

Defence solicitor Grant Daglish said Munro believed the issue had been resolved after the HR meeting, describing his client as someone who saw himself as a “Jack the Lad” figure at work but he admitted the behaviour had gone too far.

“What possessed him, he can’t answer, but he has ruined that friendship,” Mr Daglish told the court.

Mr Daglish added that Munro’s employment ended due to ill health, not as a result of the incident which he had served a suspension for.

The solicitor also argued the behaviour did not meet the threshold for Munro to be placed on the Sex Offenders Register, describing it as “very foolish, very immature behaviour”.

The Crown disagreed.

“This was not banter,” the procurator fiscal said.

“This was a man who approached a woman at her desk, thrusted his groin towards her head, then returns to tell her about a sexual dream he had about her.

“The Crown submits that is significant. She was left humiliated by this, so much so that she contacted HR and then the police.”

Sheriff David Harvie decided not to place Munro on the Sex Offenders Register but described his actions as “utterly deplorable.”

“You should really be ashamed of yourself,” he told Munro, before ordering him to pay £2000 in compensation to his victim.