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22.03.2023 - 18:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The former tenant of a popular bar in Falkirk's High Street who was convicted of sexual assault last year has been banned from the premises by the current owners after Police Scotland raised concerns he was still managing the site.
Sergeant Malcolm O'May, of Forth Valley licensing department, told members of Falkirk Council's licensing board on Wednesday that the police believed that Darren Scott Rae was continuing to manage Cheerz Bar, despite having surrendered his personal licence.
Mr Rae was convicted last year of sexually assaulting a woman and in July was given a community payback order and placed on the sex offenders' register for 18 months.
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Mr Rae was not present at the board meeting as the hearing was to establish whether there were grounds to review the premises licence of Cheerz. That licence is held by Good Entertainment Ltd, a locally run company that owns five pubs across the Falkirk district.
Sgt O'May told the board that Mr Rae had surrendered his liquor licence with immediate effect after his conviction. Despite that, however, he had continued to be seen on the premises, leading to reports from customers to the police and to Falkirk Council licensing staff.
Sergeant O'May said: "He was seen on the premises on multiple occasions and always quickly moved away out of site of police. On one occasion officers were told by staff he was working as a glass collector."
Police officers spoke to the property owners, concerned that Mr Rae still seemed to be the leaseholder in December 2022.
In January, the police were informed by the property owners that a new company had taken over the lease.
However, the police were
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