Infamous ‘paedophile hunter’ reported missing in Edinburgh

A 34-year-old man - who was given an Asbo for live streaming a paedophile ‘sting’ on an innocent man - has gone missing in Edinburgh after he went out to the local shop and failed to return home.

Robert William Scoular

Police say they are concerned for the welfare of Robert William Scoular from the Hawkhill area of the city.

He is described as a white male, 5ft 4in in height, very slim build, dark hair, long stubble facial hair, patchy eyebrows, wearing a green/khaki waterproof Adidas hoodie, grey jogger bottoms with a khaki stripe and black trainers with khaki stripes. He may also have been wearing a black beanie hat.

Anyone with information on Mr Scoular’s whereabouts is asked to contact 101, quoting incident 0561 of April 2, 2019.

Mr Scoular and his partner, Katrina Scoular, were given Asbos for broadcasting on their Facebook page, Edinburgh Exposure, when they jarred open a man’s door and heckled him for 45 minutes.

In finding them guilty, Sheriff Frank Crowe warned against anyone taking the law into their own hands and said that, in this case, it was done “purely for entertainment.”