Kieran Morgan

Kieran Morgan, a 34-year-old security guard at an Asda supermarket in Cumbernauld, Scotland, was found guilty by a jury at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 18 August 2025 of sexually assaulting a teenage colleague. The offences occurred between May and December 2021, when Morgan was 30 years old and the victim, Taylor Roy, was 16. Morgan exploited his position and access to store CCTV footage to monitor and approach the young worker, escalating his abusive behaviour over seven months.

The abuse began with inappropriate comments, including unwanted remarks about the victim's breasts, and progressed to physical assaults where Morgan repeatedly seized her nipples over her clothing. Court papers detailed that these incidents happened repeatedly at the store during working hours. A further charge of slapping the victim's bottom was noted, though a not guilty plea was accepted by the Procurator Fiscal. Taylor Roy, now 21, described the ordeal as filling her with dread and anxiety, forcing her to face her abuser daily at work despite her complaints to management, which initially went unaddressed until a witness came forward.

Morgan, from Castlemilk in Glasgow, was sentenced at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 20 November 2025. Instead of imprisonment, he received 100 hours of unpaid work, a one-year non-harassment order protecting Taylor Roy and another victim, and one year of supervision by authorities. The sentencing drew criticism from the victim, who stated in the Daily Record: "I'm devastated that he pays 100 hours back for the lifetime of trauma I have been left to deal with. Somehow, the courts see it fair to have victims suffer from the abuse they were subjected to, yet abusers and predators get slapped on the wrist." She highlighted the betrayal of trust, noting Morgan's role was meant to ensure safety at work.

In a separate incident, Morgan faced a rape charge at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2025 involving another woman, but he was found not proven. Following the verdict, reports indicated he had taken up employment at a betting shop in Glasgow's Govanhill area. Sandy Brindley, Chief Executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, condemned the workplace failure, stating: “What happened to Taylor should not happen to anyone... Employers have an obligation to keep employees safe from harm, including sexual violence." An Asda spokesperson affirmed the company's zero-tolerance policy on harassment and confirmed an internal investigation was conducted, assisting police inquiries, while apologising to the victim for her experience.