A care worker has been struck off after he was convicted of having a sexual relationship with a teenager he was employed to look after.
Michael Suproniuk has been banned from working as a residential child care worker following a Scottish Social Services Council hearing.
Suproniuk appeared at Dumfries Sheriff Court earlier this year when he was convicted of engaging in sexual activity with a teenage girl under 18 by sleeping beside her in bed, repeatedly hugging her and kissing her, while he was in a position of trust.