HELENSBURGH MAN ADMITS TO SENDING INDECENT IMAGES AND MESSAGES TO TEENAGER
A HELENSBURGH man has admitted messaging a schoolgirl for indecent images over a period of months.
Kenneth Russell pleaded guilty to trying to get the youngster to send images of herself and another girl for the purposes of obtaining sexual gratification.
Authorities have been unable to work out the identity of the girl but she said she was aged 14, according to charges revealed at Dumbarton Sheriff Court this week.
The 52-year-old first offender also admitted making indecent comments to her and sending her links to sexual material.
And he sent her images of his naked private parts.
This happened on various occasions between July 11 and November 9, 2023, from his home, listed in court papers as Red Burn Wynd.
Russell further pleaded guilty to taking or permitting to take or making indecent photos or pseudo-photos of children between December 15, 2022 and October 6, 2023.
And he admitted possession of images between December 15, 2022 and November 22, 2023.
Police and the courts hold that possession of indecent images allows them to be made in the first place.
No details were read out in court about the number of images or the category of seriousness during the April 15 hearing.
Defence solicitor Kenny McGowan said his client had asked to resolve the case as early as December 14, 2023.
Sheriff James Mulgrew deferred sentence for reports to be prepared.
The court will consider a potential sexual harm prevention order at sentencing.
He was put on the sex offenders register in the interim.
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 States
- based on first and surname
43.0%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
40.0%
Surname region
UK
United States
46.0%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
ence for reports to be prepared. The court will consider a potential sexual harm prevention order at sentencing. He was put on the sex offenders register in the interim.
Discharge or deferred sentence
Sheriff James Mulgrew deferred sentence for reports to be prepared
Court order
The court will consider a potential sexual harm prevention order at sentencing
Sex Offenders Register
He was put on the sex offenders register in the interim
