Golspie teenager had naked images of girl (12)

Police raided the home of a Sutherland teenager after discovering that a 12-year-old girl had been sending him naked images of herself.

Inverness Sheriff Court was told that Aaron Gunn, now 21, of Tower Street, Golspie, had 42 indecent images of children on three of his computer devices which had been seized in the search.

Fiscal depute Martina Eastwood told Sheriff Ian Cruickshank that the intelligence was received on June 7, 2019.

She said that nine of those images, which were of children in erotic poses but no sexual activity, were of the young girl.

Gunn admitted possessing the images between December 22, 2018 and May 12, 2020 and of sending a sexual communication to a 15-year-old girl asking her to send him a topless photograph of herself.

Sentence was deferred until December 2 for a background report and Gunn's bail was continued.

He was immediately placed on the Sex Offender's Register.

Defence solicitor advocate Neil Wilson reserved his comments until sentencing.