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A drunk man thought his girlfriend was performing a sex act on him but opened his eyes to discover it was a male stranger.

The victim and his girlfriend had been enjoying a night out on the town when she bumped into Dale Everard, who complained his gay date had been a flop.

The two did not know each other but they became friendly and she invited him back to the flat where Everard sexually assaulted her sleeping boyfriend.

Everard, 22, of Boyle Drive, Rosyth, admitted that on May 10 2014 at a house in Dunfermline he assaulted a man whilst he was asleep, under the influence of alcohol and incapable of giving consent, lowered his trousers and underwear, and performed a sex act on him.

Depute fiscal Claire Bremner said the victim and his girlfriend had gone for a night out in Dunfermline and ended up in The Brasshouse nightclub.

The girlfriend had gone on to the dancefloor and met Everard, who told her he was on a blind date but did not like the male he had met.

Everard spent the majority of the night with the girlfriend and they became Facebook friends when they were there.

The complainer went home and fell asleep while Everard and the girlfriend followed behind in a taxi, stopping to pick up a bottle of vodka.

The victim was unhappy to wake up and find his girlfriend had brought a stranger to the flat, they had an argument and he went back to bed, falling asleep on top of the covers fully clothed.

After being woken up at around 5am as Everard committed the assault, the victim pushed him out into the street before breaking down in tears.

Defence solicitor Stephen Morrison said his client’s recollection of events was “extremely limited because of the excessive consumption of alcohol but he’s aware that’s no excuse”, adding that he was “seemingly genuinely appalled” by what he had done.

Sheriff Craig McSherry called for reports and placed Everard on the sex offenders register. He will be sentenced in December.