July 2019 Aberdeen sex offender told woman: ‘I like being a paedo’   An Aberdeen paedophile who repeatedly sent obscene messages to a woman on Facebook and Instagram has been told to do 125 hours of unpaid work. Brian Hay, 34, contacted the woman using Facebook Messenger on September 16 – but the messages were unwanted. And the woman realised it was the same man who had contacted her on Instagram requesting nude images. In one of the sexually graphic messages Hay sent, he told the woman: “I like being a paedo.” When Hay began referring to himself as a paedophile, the woman ceased contact with him and police were contacted. At a court hearing last December, Hay admitted repeatedly sending the woman messages of a sexual nature for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or humiliating, distressing or alarming the woman. Hay also admitted failing to inform the police of his social media aliases between July 5 2018 and November 12 2018. At a sentencing hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday, Hay, whose address was given as Moir Crescent, Aberdeen, was told to abide by the terms of a six-month community payback order, which includes the unpaid work. He has previous convictions for sex offences including possessing and creating indecent images of children. December 2018 Aberdeen man told woman: ‘I like being a paedo’ An Aberdeen sex offender sent a woman a string of obscene messages and told her “I like being a paedo”. Brian Hay made the disturbing claim during a vile conversation with the woman over Facebook Messenger. She confronted Hay after receiving a message on Instagram requesting nude images – which she suspected was from him. Fiscal depute Anna Chisholm told Aberdeen Sheriff Court: “On September 16 the woman contacted the accused on Facebook Messenger. “She suspected the accused had been using an Instagram account not obviously in his name that had been messaging her requesting nude pictures. “The accused denied this via Facebook Messenger and they continued to speak to each other.” However Hay then sent a number of sexually graphic messages which included telling the woman “I like being a paedo”. When Hay began referring to himself as a paedophile the woman “immediately ceased contact with him” and police were contacted. Hay, of Moir Crescent, Aberdeen, pled guilty to repeatedly sending the woman messages of a sexual nature without her consent. The 34-year-old, who has previous convictions for sex offences including possessing and creating indecent images of children, also admitted failing to notify police of aliases used on social media. Sheriff Philip Mann deferred sentence until next month for reports. July 2018 Aberdeen man who talked of desire to rape underage girl faces jail An Aberdeen man who talked about wanting to rape an underage girl in an online forum is facing a jail sentence. Brian Hay’s home on Moir Crescent was raided by the police in September last year after officers received intelligence that indecent images of youngsters had been shared on a Twitter account from that location. Hay, who lives at home with his parents, admitted to the police that he was in possession of the images when they turned up at the house. Officers also discovered he had been in a forum on the Kik app where he had shared images and messages with other users. During an appearance at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday, a sheriff told him the messages were “some of the vilest content” he had ever seen. Hay, 33, confessed to possession and creation of indecent images of children between March 2015 and September last year. He also admitted to distributing indecent images of children between October 2016 and June 2017. Fiscal depute Alan Townsend told the court the officers who raided Hay’s home had recovered an iPhone, tablet and desktop computer. On the iPhone and Tablet were category A images – the most serious showing the rape or torture of children They included horrific images of girls aged between five and 15 engaged in sexual activity with adults. Mr Townsend said: “Police officers read through messages found on the Kik application used by Mr Hay. “In them, the accused talked about how he would like to rape a nine-year-old.” Representing Hay, defence agent Bob Anderson called for reports to be obtained ahead of a sentence. He said his client had admitted there was a difficulty which needed to be addressed. Sheriff Jack Brown asked Mr Anderson: “I have had the misfortune to read the Kik messages and they contain some of the vilest content I have ever seen. I wonder if there is any underlying psychological issue?” He replied: “It may be thrown up by the report.” Sheriff Brown warned Hay that a “significant custodial sentence” was something he was considering. Hay will return to court next month.