A Paisley beast threatened to rape a 14-year-old girl in front of her mum when she stated she didn’t want to have sex with him.
Paedophile Robert Young told the teenager she should create an OnlyFans account in a bid to make money after commenting on how attractive she was. Young “repeatedly asked” her to stay at his house if he bought her alcohol – stating he “wouldn’t want her to go home drunk”.
The beast previously appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court where he pleaded guilty to 23 sexual offence charges involving 11 young female victims.
He was due to be sentenced for his catalogue of crimes yesterday but Sheriff Amel Elfallah deferred the case for the Crown and defence counsel to consider a variety of legal matters.
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 court heard that, after the assault, the girl returned to school while Young went home. He later asked the girl for an explicit picture.
The 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 which commented on how she looked; called her ‘hot’, asked her to be his girlfriend, to go to his house and offered to buy her booze.
Between the same dates, Young also attempted to meet the 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 when she was aged between 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 her 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 sent a “series” of sexual messages on social media.
Young also attempted to meet this 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 into sending indecent images of herself between September and December 2022. He also tried to meet her 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 causing 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.
The procurator fiscal depute yesterday told the court: “The accused sent an image of his private parts and asked her to send a nude picture. She sent a picture in her bikini which was taken one year prior.”
He then asked her if she wanted to have sex and, when she said no, said he would rape her in front of her mum.
A girl aged between 12 and 13 was targeted by Young between May 2022 and February 2023. He 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.
The court heard two Category C images were found on Young’s mobile phone and featured young girls. Defence counsel James McCrone told the court Young was “under no illusion that custody is inevitable”.
Young, who is already on the sex offenders’ register, was remanded in custody and will return to court for sentencing next month. Consideration of a sexual harm prevention order was continued until the same date.
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