A former Sinn Féin councillor has been placed on the sex offenders register after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a waitress in Edinburgh
An ex-Sinn Féin councillor has been placed on the sex offenders register.The former Causeway Coast and Glens councillor grabbed her while was she serving him at the Three Sisters pub in October.
McLaughlin, from Cloughmills, County Antrim, stood trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month and was back in the dock for sentencing on Friday. The court was told McLaughlin had resigned from Sinn Féin following his conviction and the social work report has been deemed him to be "a low risk of reoffending".
"However I take into account your lack of previous convictions and that you have damaged your standing within the community."You do however have an apparent difficulty in seeing how a young woman can react negatively to unwanted touching in a bar.
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