CREEP CAUGHT SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MESSAGES TO PAEDOPHILE HUNTER PRETENDING TO BE 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A creep branded himself "an idiot" when he was caught sending sexually explicit messages to a paedophile hunter pretending to be a 12-year-old girl.William McAdam has now been placed on the sex offenders' register after admitting that he attempted to communicate indecently with a child.
McAdam, of Smithyends, appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court this week.
Prosecutor Kevin Morrow said an adult member of a child online protection group set up a fake profile on the Chat and Date site.
McAdam sent her a message on February 26 asking: "Are you up for some fun?" The girl replied, saying she was getting ready for school the next day and when he asked what age she was she told him she was 12.
McAdam said that was "far too young" but he still sent her a selfie-type photograph and asked if they could continue chatting on WhatsApp.
He then sent explicit messages, asking if she was a virgin and encouraging her to perform a sex act, including sending an explicit image.
His communication with the girl continued on February 27, and the decoy passed screenshots of the messages to another member of the team.
The police were contacted and McAdam was arrested on March 5.
He was quoted as saying, "why did I do it?
I'm an idiot." Sheriff Paul Haran deferred the sentence until January 24 for a criminal justice social work report.
McAdam, who had his bail continued, will also be assessed for an electronic tag as a possible alternative to prison.
The sheriff will also decide how long he must remain on the sex offenders' register.
