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A child sex offender was back in the dock after failing to tell police about his new passport. ‌

Douglas Blair, 72, was told by a sheriff the omission was a serious offence. ‌

Blair, formerly of Airdrie, was jailed for a year in 2014 for downloading sex abuse images of children. ‌

Two years later he returned to Airdrie Sheriff Court where he admitted a historic sexual abuse charge.

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