05/10/2026
PROFILE OF CONVICTED S*X OFFENDER ALISTAIR FISHER
A veteran of the Gulf War, who relocated to Scotland and adopted a different name following a disturbing assault on a teenage girl in Liverpool, has been sentenced to prison for s*xually abusing a woman at his residence in Perthshire.
Alistair Fisher, 63 years old, repeatedly engaged in non-consensual acts upon his victim while she was unconscious and unable to give consent.
During a two-day trial at Perth Sheriff Court, a jury was told how the woman awoke to find Fisher performing a degrading s*xual act on her.
Fisher denied the allegations but was convicted, resulting in the loss of his Scone home, which was provided by the charity Houses for Heroes.
It was not disclosed during the trial that Fisher’s criminal history includes a serious indecent assault case in 1995 against a 16-year-old, which led to a jail sentence.
The prosecution recounted that the woman, now in her 50s, had befriended Fisher, a wheelchair user, and stayed at his property on Poppy Court for some time.
"He was kind to me," she said.
"He was nice.
I thought he was a good person." Their relationship included activities like swimming and evenings spent drinking Disaronno.
When asked whether any non-consensual s*xual acts had occurred, she replied affirmatively, describing waking up with her legs on the floor and Fisher performing a s*x act.
She questioned Fisher about what he was doing with his fingers, and he responded that he was using his mouth.
Court evidence revealed that Fisher, more than once, removed her clothing and engaged in s*xual pe*******on while she was asleep and unable to consent, by means unknown.
At sentencing, Sheriff William Wood told Fisher: “Throughout her testimony, the victim emphasized what a good man you were.
However, I must consider that her trust in you was betrayed by your actions, which constitute s*xual offences.” He further noted that Fisher continued to deny the offences but acknowledged that the victim described times when he was not a good person, indicating some truth.
Sheriff Wood added that Fisher, having been discharged from the army and offered support, no longer has access to those resources due to his conviction, and remarked on the end of their relationship.
Fisher received an eight-month jail term, was placed on the s*x offenders register for ten years, and a ten-year non-harassment order was applied, preventing him from contacting or approaching the victim.
In addition, Fisher, formerly of the Gordon Highlanders, was injured during the 1991 Kuwait liberation and discharged in 1993.
His 1995 offence involved a 16-year-old girl in Liverpool, whom he threatened with a pen, forced into a churchyard, and s*xually assaulted after pinning her against a wall.
Despite injuries, Fisher claimed the acts were consensual.
He pleaded guilty to kidnapping and indecent assault in 1996 and was sentenced to seven and a half years, later reduced to six and a half.
Following his move to veterans’ accommodation in Scone, Fisher adopted the name Alasdair Mac an Iasgair.
In 2019, he launched a charity canoe event across Scotland to fundraise for Macmillan Cancer Support after his wife's death.
His solicitor highlighted he had memory and cognitive issues linked to his lifestyle and emphasized the difference from his earlier 1995 offence, which he claimed was committed while heavily intoxicated and with no recollection of the incident.
Fisher had enjoyed a prosperous marriage until his wife’s death in 2018, which he described as a significant loss.
