'I was raped by a childhood friend - I want others to know what he did'
Summary
A woman named Hayley Watkins shared her experience of being raped by a childhood friend, Jordan Learmonth, to raise awareness about the lack of public information on sex offenders in Scotland. Learmonth was convicted and released from prison but remains on the sex offenders register, which is not publicly accessible like some systems in other countries.Key Facts
- Hayley Watkins was raped by her childhood friend Jordan Learmonth in February 2020.
- Learmonth was convicted of rape and assault in August 2022 and served three and a half years in prison.
- He was released in February 2026 and remains on Scotland’s sex offenders register for life.
- The conviction was not widely reported in the media, and there is little online information about it.
- Scotland does not have a public database for adult sex offenders, unlike the U.S. system.
- Current law allows people to ask police if someone is a registered child sex offender, but not for adults.
- Hayley supports creating an open, searchable public database for sex offenders in Scotland.
- She has submitted a petition to the UK parliament to improve transparency and public awareness about sex offender risks.
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