Torquil Johnson-Ferguson owns the island of Lunga and has been charged with 'lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour'

The owner of a Scottish island who organised summer activities for youngsters has been charged with child sex offences, reports the Sunday People.

Torquil Johnson-Ferguson, 65, quit as manager of the Rua Fiola outdoor pursuits centre for children on the island of Lunga in the Inner Hebrides late last year.

Police Scotland confirmed that a 65-year-old man had appeared at Oban sheriff’s court on December 11 charged with lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour.

Records from Companies House show that just days before his court date, Johnson-Ferguson resigned as a director of Wild Island Exploration Limited, which runs the centre on tiny Lunga off Scotland’s West Coast.

The Crown Prosecutors Office in Scotland, said the man concerned “was bailed and the case continued for further examination."