Mob protests outside sex offender's home in East Lothian

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

A convicted sex offender was confined to his home as around 40 people protested outside his North Berwick property.

A convicted child sex offender, Stevan McIntosh, was confined to his home after around 40 people protested outside his North Berwick property in East Lothian on Sunday night. The demonstration, organised by a group called Awareness Protection, lasted four hours and included fireworks being let off outside. The protest was live streamed on social media and seen by around 15,000 viewers.

McIntosh was convicted in March last year of possessing indecent images of children between January 2022 and October 2023. He was found to have 28 images and videos of children aged between five and 14-years-old on his phone when police raided his home in October 2023. He received a 12-month social work supervision order and 100 hours of unpaid work, and was placed on the sex offenders register for five years.

Police Scotland attended the protest with dog handlers and a riot team, who guarded the front and back doors to McIntosh's home and were also seen inside the property.

How it is being reported

• Fireworks let off outside East Lothian home of child sex offender during protestConvicted child sex offender confined to his North Berwick homeEdinburgh Evening News · 19 Oct, 15:42
• Angry East Lothian mob let off fireworks outside sex offender's home during protestIt was streamed on social media.Edinburgh Live · 19 Oct, 14:24

In this story: Stevan McIntosh · North Berwick · East Lothian · Awareness Protection · Police Scotland · Edinburgh Sheriff Court

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