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Published Date: 23 November 2008
By David Leask
A TOP sheriff has stepped down amid allegations he visited saunas.
Edinburgh-based Andrew Lothian, one of Scotland's most respected lawmen, has retired with immediate effect amid claims over his personal life.

The sheriff, who had been on the bench for 29 years, will keep his full pension after a long and distinguished career.

The Scottish Court Service yesterday confirmed Lothian "has retired with immediate effect following allegations that he visited saunas".

Lothian is the second sheriff to be embarrassed by his private life in recent years. Four years ago one of his colleagues, Hugh Neilson, was suspended after he was caught during a raid on Glasgow's Royale Sauna.

Labour MSP Richard Baker warned that such incidents were a threat to the justice system. He said: "This is very sad. The reputation of the judiciary is very important".





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  • Last Updated: 22 November 2008 6:46 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
 
1

Fifi la Bonbon,

23/11/2008 01:17:18
I just want to say that I think it is incredible that you are allowing comments on this story.
2

2Right,

On Location 23/11/2008 02:58:59
He is open to blackmail from prostitutes and should be sacked without the chance to retire with full pension.

He is a total disgrace to the profession.

We also need to root out cases where families can sit in Judgement of each others cases in our appeal courts.

Sons are allowed to sit in judgement of their Fathers cases when they come to appeals, Shows how small the appeal court world is.

Appeals are supposed to be Independent and Impartial
3

P I Staker,

23/11/2008 08:13:23
#2 is it really likely that he's going to be recognised? What about politicians, cooncillors (who agree to licence these places), bankers etc that use such facilities?

Of course there are the well run premises that do operate legitimately as saunas offering proper forms of massage that are stigmatised by the cooncil's policy of supporting the other kind (and why, one must wonder?) although the sheriff's resignation suggests he did not attend one of them.

 

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