A WELLWOOD man who was found guilty of assaulting two young children, aged just one and four, has been sentenced.

Stuart Gordon, 36, of Burt Street, was convicted of a string of offences following a trial at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

On August 24, 2020 at Hillview Place, Crossgates, he assaulted a girl, then aged four. He seized her by the body and pulled her off a bed, causing her to strike her head, all to her injury.

On various occasions between July 1, 2019 and 31, 2022, at Hillview Place and elsewhere, he engaged in abusive behaviour towards three females.

He acted aggressively, shouted, swore and made offensive comments towards them. He locked one of them outside her home and also made her shower with the bathroom window open.

On various occasions between 1st June and 31st August 2020 at Hillview Place, he repeatedly directed sexual communications towards a girl then aged 16 without her consent.

He made inappropriate remarks about a parcel she received and about her clothing.

Between March 30 and April 3, 2022, at Main Street and Hillview Place, Crossgates, he acted in an aggressive manner, shouted, swore, made offensive remarks and an offensive gesture.

Between April 1 and May 31, 2022 at Hillview Place, he assaulted a boy, then aged one year, by striking him to the body.

On June 18, 2021, at Hillview Place, he acted aggressively, shouted, swore and made offensive remarks towards a male.

Sheriff Allan Findlay imposed a community payback order with two years of supervision and participation in the Caledonian Programme.

The sheriff also imposed four non-harassment orders to protect the victims.