Millionaire racing tipster spared jail for sex abuse of employee at remote Scottish mansion

A millionaire racing tipster who sexually abused an employee at his remote Scottish mansion was spared jail for his crimes today.

Kevin Booth, who can't be pictured for legal reasons,

made the woman massage him, asked her to perform sex acts on him and asked her to spank him.

She secretly recorded the massages on her phone and the audio files proved to be key evidence used to convict him at trial.

The 65-year-old was placed on a Community Payback Order, which will see him supervised by social workers for two years.

He must also pay £2,000 compensation to the woman, who can't be named for legal reasons, and must attend a rehabilitation course for sex offenders.

And he was also placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for a period of two years.

Booth, of Loch Dhu Lodge, Altnabreac, Caithness, was found guilty after a trial at Wick Sheriff Court last month.

He returned to the dock today, Thursday, December 11, 2025, to learn his fate.

Temporary Sheriff Principal Eilidh MacDonald said: "Mr Booth you have been found guilty of a contravention of S7 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. This is an offence which consists of communicating indecently with another person.

"I have found that you communicated indecently with Mrs J a female employee of yours by directing sexual verbal communications to her.

"You employed Mrs J as Housekeeper.  She started her employment with you in August 2022 You prepared a document which you called an employment contract setting out her duties when she started in your employment.

"In that document it was specified that, as part of her duties she would perform a massage on you once a week.

"During negotiations prior to her accepting employment with you she told you that she had no experience in masseuse work, which of course is a particular skill, but you insisted this was part of the duties of the job.

"She agreed to come and work for you and reluctantly agreed to accept this as part of her duties. Because your house is so isolated she required to live in your home during her employment.

"Mrs J gave evidence to say that she became concerned about your behaviour towards her during the first massage sessions and spoke to her husband to express her concerns.

"Her husband wanted her to leave your employment because of what she had told him, and he told the court that he was concerned for her safety.

"Mrs J wanted to carry on working for you because the money was good, and she needed that money to send back to her family in her home country.

"She decided to stay but agreed with her husband that she would record the massage sessions on her phone to try and ensure her safety.

"She did that, and we have heard the recording of some conversations, from her mobile phone which she had in her uniform pocket during massage sessions.

In one of the recordings you are clearly heard to ask her 'Do you know how to spank?' and suggesting that she might do so to you.

"You can also clearly be heard to talk about what you described as a ‘happy ending’ to a massage and then you explain using a graphic description what you meant by that. You were referring to sexual stimulation by hand resulting in ejaculation.

"You also suggest to her that an employer might offer an employee payment for doing such a thing. You can also clearly be heard asking Mrs J about previous sexual relationships and asking about the size of her ex-husband’s penis.

"You were her employer; you were lying naked under a towel while she was massaging you at the time of the conversation. You and Mrs J were alone in the room together whilst these parts of the conversation were taking place

"When you gave your evidence, you tried to say that you had a reasonable belief that she had consented to you saying these things to her.

"It is clear from the recordings that these topics were introduced by you to her, without any encouragement on her part or any indication that she would like to talk about sexual matters with you.

"Mrs J told us in court that she had not consented, and it can clearly be heard from the nature and tone of her responses to your sexual utterances that she did not so consent.

"I found that you had no reasonable belief at all that she consented to these discussions.

This offence is a complete abuse of trust.

"You were her employer. She was vulnerable in a number of respects. She was alone in a room with you as you said these things. You are a big man; she is a small woman. You were naked.

"You held a position of power in a number of ways but principally because she was your employee living in your home in an extremely isolated location miles away from her husband and family.

"You abused that position of power. You thought that nobody would know that you were saying these sexual things to her.

"I had no difficulty in finding that you did so for your own sexual gratification.

Mrs J was considerably affected by your behaviour and eventually left your employment because of it. She told us she was frightened.

"Now when it comes to sentence, I have the Justice Social Work Report and the Moving Forward to Change report and I take into account everything you said to the social workers during the preparation of these Reports. I note you have expressed no remorse.

"I also note that you have been assessed by the social workers as being at a high risk of reoffending, but I do take into account the comments made by your Agent in this regard.

"This Community Payback Order is imposed as a direct alternative to custody which means that if you do not comply with any small part of it, you can be brought back before the court and sent to jail instead."