A girl of 15 was sexually assaulted when an offender who was on 24/7 watch in the community slipped out of his flat.
The Scottish Prison Service said Mark Louden died in Perth Prison on September 9 last year. He had been remanded when he appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court for the assault in August.
Louden, who was put on the sex offenders’ register many years ago for abducting two small girls in Fife, had been managed in the community for several years. The most serious offenders are managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements, (MAPPA) with local authorities playing leading roles.
