Gunman offered money for sex and smelled camper's pants

An IT worker has been convicted of offering money to have sex with a young camper and sniffing a pair of her pants while in possession of a fake gun.

Self-confessed computer geek Karim Bourouba, 29, was said to have slipped into a "world of fantasy" after drinking two bottles of champagne.

He took the imitation handgun with him to Edinburgh's Calton Hill where he met Liam Harrison, 20, and his 16-year-old girlfriend after tripping over their tent during the night of 23 May last year.


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He offered Mr Harrison money to have sex with his girlfriend, who cannot be identified, then sniffed her underpants, causing fear and alarm to the couple.

Bourouba was yesterday found guilty of breach of the peace and a firearms offence by a jury after a seven-day trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

The jury found charges alleging he had assaulted and robbed the couple of the underpants "not proven". He will be sentenced next month after background reports and a risk assessment, and could be placed on the sex offenders' register.