A vile Paisley beast who bought alcohol, sent sexual messages on social media and asked young girls to meet him so he could have unlawful sex with them is facing jail.
Twisted Robert Young told a young teenager that she should create an OnlyFans account in a bid to make money after commenting on her attractiveness and offering to buy her booze.
Between December 2022 and January 2023, at a Paisley primary school, Young kissed and cuddled a 12-year-old girl before he sexually assaulted her.
The beast appeared in the town’s sheriff court from custody where he pleaded guilty to 23 sexual offence charges involving 11 young female victims.
The sick 21-year-old admitted that, on various occasions between August 2019 and February 2023 and for the purposes of “obtaining sexual gratification”, he sent a number of indecent messages to a girl aged nine to 13 years old in that he commented on how she looked, asked her to be his girlfriend, to go to his house and offered to buy her alcohol.
Between the same dates, Young also attempted to meet the young girl with the intention of engaging in unlawful sexual activity at three addresses in Paisley, knowing she was under the age of 16.
Young, described as an inmate of Polmont prison, targeted another youngster while she was between the ages of 14 and 15.
He sent her social media messages between November 2021 and February 2022, commented on her appearance and asked if she was single. Young also bought this under-age youngster alcohol on various occasions from shops in Paisley.
On various occasions between November 21 and February 2023, Young targeted a third girl who was aged 14 and 15 at the time. He disgustingly sent a “series” of sexual messages on social media.
Young also attempted to meet this young girl on various occasions at an address in Paisley with the intention of engaging in unlawful sexual activity.
A 15-year-old girl was “coerced” by Young to sending indecent images of herself between September and December 2022. He also tried to meet this girl on various occasions to engage in sex.
On various occasions between March 2022 and January 2023, Young sent a fifth youngster – who was aged 13 and 14 – a “series of indecent messages” on social media. He commented on her attractiveness, offered to buy her alcohol and suggested she used OnlyFans to make money.
Young also admitted he caused a 14-year-old girl to send him a picture of her in a bikini and that he sent her an image of his private
parts. A girl aged between 12 and 13 was targeted by the paedophile between May 2022 and February 2023.
Young asked for nude photographs of her, asked her what she was wearing and offered to buy her cigarettes, vapes, alcohol and clothing.
Young also admitted he was in possession of indecent images of children at his Millarston Drive home between October 2022 and February last year.
Defence counsel James McCrone insisted this was a case which would require a range of reports and reserved mitigation.
Sheriff VJ Smith deferred sentence for the preparation of background reports and a risk assessment. Young was placed on the sex offenders’ register and was remanded in custody.
The Crown made a motion for a sexual harm prevention order and consideration was continued until sentencing next month.
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