In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Charles Black, then 48, of Dick Crescent, Burntisland, Fife, was returned to prison for serious breaches of his monitoring requirements. Black was originally jailed for three years and nine months for unlawful sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl in the Levenmouth area, an attack that resulted in the child becoming pregnant. Following his release, he was made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) in May 2018.
The investigation by Police Scotland revealed that between September and November 2018, Black engaged in unauthorised contact with the mother of his victim. The court heard that the mother had contacted him seeking answers for his past actions. However, Black failed to report this contact to his supervising officers and actively deleted text messages and call records to hide the interaction.
The breach was discovered on 6 November 2018, when police and social workers conducted a routine check at Black’s home. Although Black initially claimed he had nothing to report, a forensic inspection of his Sony mobile phone uncovered the deleted messages. The prosecution emphasised that the messages discussed the pair meeting up, representing a significant risk and a direct violation of his court-ordered conditions.
During the proceedings at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, it was reported that the victim herself raised the alarm after becoming concerned about her mother’s contact with the offender. Sheriff Grant McCulloch emphasised the necessity of a custodial sentence to reflect the gravity of bypassing strict supervision. Black was jailed for 16 months, with the sentence backdated to his initial remand in November 2018.
As a result of his history of child sexual abuse and subsequent breaches, Charles Black remains on the Sex Offenders Register. He is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) by Police Scotland, ensuring his movements and digital activity in Burntisland, Levenmouth, and the wider Fife region are strictly monitored. Any further attempts to contact victims, their families, or to conceal communication will result in his immediate return to custody.
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