Eight perverts on sex charge

EIGHT registered sex offenders living in the Lothians were arrested and charged with sexual crimes during a nine-month period, new figures have shown.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Jan 2012, 12:00 BST

Seven registered sex offenders (RSOs) living in Edinburgh were charged with sex crimes between April and December last year, and one RSO from West Lothian.

Out of the 526 RSOs living in the Lothians, 81 re-offended during the same period, with 32 charged with non-sexual crimes.