By james art 
John McDugal has been closed for more than two years this week after his last crimes, neglecting the conditions of a crime order (SOPO).
The repetitive offender – described as “very high risk” – has been in and out of custody several times over a period of more than two decades.
The 44-year-old was first closed in 2000 to rape a 19-year-old woman in a knife in Irvine. At that time, he received a 10-year sentence.
Two days after his license dismissal, in 2005, he tried to invade a vulnerable 16-year-old girl into shrubs in Irvine and closed for a year.
After a further stay in custody, SOPO was made in early 2016 before its release from prison.
The order prohibits McDougall from contacting any elderly woman who does not know, unless she is accompanied by another adult for a period of 10 years.
He is also obliged to inform the police of every relationship created with each woman within a 48-hour period.
However, McDugal returned to the port of Kilmarnok’s Sheriff Court on Tuesday, February 18th.
The three crimes were held only five days after he was released from an 11-month prison for almost identical issues.
He was released on July 17 last year and was set up in temporary accommodation in the Korshill region in Kilvinning, prosecutor Alasdire Milar told court.
McDugal repeatedly approached a woman who was left alone with him, attending her home during hours of commandant hours, heard the court.
The relationship was later discovered by police conducting a routine check on a high-risk sexual criminal.
Employees noted that McDugal had failed to inform the police of the relationship that the witness was on his own when he met and that the woman had not been known before.
Defending, lawyer Jillian Sueney said it was the witness who turned to McDougall in the first place.
However, the lawyer admitted that her client had continued the interactions.
She said: “They seem to be doing well, but he assumes that he then went to her and the conversation continued.
“His mother died while she was in custody. He failed to see her before her passing and was not allowed to attend her funeral.
“He hadn’t talked to anyone about it. It was the first person he was able to talk to.
“He found her easy to speak, but realizes that he should not have talk to her, he deeply regrets his behavior.”
Sheriff Sean Murphy KC Director: “This case has made a very disturbing reading. This is a repeated crime for which you have been closed in many cases.
“It is a moment when you need to start behaving or it will just become a rotating door.”
McDugal was convicted to spend more than two years behind bars.