A convicted sex offender was caught by undercover police trying to arrange the abuse of a child on social media.
Conor Milne, 25, admitted sending a string of abhorrent messages to someone he believed was a fellow paedophile, using the Kik messenger app.
Milne told the officer, who was posing as a man with an eight-year-old niece, he liked young boys and girls.
He tried to arrange a meeting with what he believed was a “peed buddy” in a local pub.
The former pharmacy worker kept his head bowed as the sickening list of texts he had sent, brutally describing the molestation of children and his intention to carry out vile acts, was read aloud in court.
Milne appeared via video link from Perth Prison, where he was remanded for sentencing until November.
Sickening crimes read out
A multi-agency public protection arrangement had already been put in place for Milne, whose notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register were due to expire this year.
Depute fiscal Joanna Ritchie told Dundee Sheriff Court: “The accused was chatting online between May 17 to 21 online to an undercover police officer.
“The officer was pretending to be an adult with a pretend eight-year-old niece.
“Contact was made via Kik messenger.
“He talked about sexual acts he wished to carry out on the eight-year-old and asked the undercover officer if they had done so.
“He sent messages asking if there were any ‘UK parents active with their children’ and that he ‘needed more peed buddys’.
“He said he was ‘into boys and girls’ and that he ‘was not picky’.
“He told the officer he liked girls of any age and boys until they were 13.”
Ms Ritchie told the court it was a “lengthy production” full of explicit content and asked if she was required to read any further.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis agreed he had heard enough.
Police raid
Ms Ritchie added: “The accused and the officer exchanged mobile numbers.
“The accused agreed to meet the undercover officer in a pub.”
Police carried out a search of Milne’s home in East Sunnyside, Forfar.
Milne remained emotionless as the content of his crimes were read out.
He admitted acting in a threatening and abusive manner by sending texts of a sexual nature via social media applications, discussing the sexual abuse of children and making arrangements to meet said user for the purposes of attempting to sexually abuse a young child in May this year.
He will be sentenced in November.
