Teenager on sex offenders register for 10 years for sending indecent image to girl

A 17-year-old from Buckhaven has been sentenced to nine months detention for sending an indecent image of himself to a schoolgirl.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted that between January 1 and February 8 2014 he intentionally caused the 14-year-old victim to look at a sexual image by sending an explicit photograph of his body.

Sheriff Charles MacNair also placed the youth on the sex offenders register for 10 years.