A 45-year-old man who sent messages of a sexual nature to a girl aged 13 has been placed on the Sex Offenders register for the next three years.
Patrick Ennis - now living in Kelso - committed the offence at a house in Bannerfield Drive in Selkirk between April 24 and May 17.
At Selkirk Sheriff Court he was also ordered to carry out 160 hours unpaid work.
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