DUNDEE MAN WHO POSED AS TEEN TO ABUSE AND ASSAULTED BOY FACES JAIL
A paedophile Aldi worker who was confronted at a Broughty Ferry supermarket for sending filthy messages to a decoy account, also sexually assaulted a boy in Forfar.Gavin Allan was stung by an online group for sending nauseating videos and remarks to what he thought was a young boy.
Members of an online paedophile hunter group livestreamed the creep at the Aldi on Herod Hill Brae, at Broughty Ferry.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Allan later sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy who fled from his car and called police.
Allan, 48, is now facing a “substantial” jail term after pleading guilty to three separate charges.
Prosecutor Alistair McDermid said Allan initiated contact with a Facebook account posing as a 14-year-old boy and became increasingly sexual, despite the “boy” disclosing his age.
Allan asked for pictures of the target in school uniform and said: “If you were 16 I would kiss you.” He sent lewd videos and images of himself before sharing his phone number to continue chats over WhatsApp.
He referred to traveling to meet the boy but suddenly blocked the account on October 16.
The Scottish Child Protection Team confirmed his identity and confronted him at work.
He had also met a 13-year-old boy in Dundee, having first spoken to him on Facebook.
Previous messages showed the boy claimed to be “17, due to turn 18”.
Allan drove the boy to Tesco in Forfar and kissed him, before touching his leg.
The boy ran off and called police after asking Allan for a ride to Whitehills Hospital in Forfar.
Allan, of Dundee, is now on the sex offenders register following guilty pleas.
Defence said Allan has engaged with counselling and had suffered a stroke.
Sheriff Collins KC indicated a significant custodial sentence was likely.
