DUNDEE MAN JAMES MCCOLL GUILTY OF SENDING EXPLICIT SEXUAL IMAGE TO A BOY HE BELIEVED TO BE A MINOR
A man aged 68 was arrested after sending a sexual image of himself to a person he believed to be a minor.
James McColl, who lives in Dundee’s Logie district, pleaded guilty to the offence at his home on May 1, 2024.
He admitted that he had sent a photo of his genitals to who he thought was a young boy, but the recipient was actually an adult male pretending to be a child.
McColl, from Ancrum Place, acknowledged that his actions aimed to make a child view a sexual image.
At Dundee Sheriff Court, he received a sentence of supervision and was added to the sex offenders register for a year.
Sheriff John Rafferty also mandated that he carry out 136 hours of unpaid work as part of his punishment.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
74.6%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
38.1%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
74.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
Place, acknowledged that his actions aimed to make a child view a sexual image. At Dundee Sheriff Court, he received a sentence of supervision and was added to the sex offenders register for a year. Sheriff John Rafferty also mandated th...
Sex Offenders Register
a year
At Dundee Sheriff Court, he received a sentence of supervision and was added to the sex offenders register for a year
Community order
136 hours
Sheriff John Rafferty also mandated that he carry out 136 hours of unpaid work as part of his punishment
