A lorry driver has been jailed for using dating apps to target single mothers in order to obtain access to their children and sexually assault them.
A lorry driver who targeted single mothers on dating apps so he could gain access to their children to sexually abuse them has been jailed for three and a half years.
Sheriff Carmichael said: "You have pleaded guilty to an appalling series of sexual offences that you committed against children you targeted. You took photographs of them and distributed them to other people. I am satisfied you pose an ongoing danger to the public as far as sexual offending goes. This is so serious the only disposal can be a custodial sentence."
When the mother discovered he had been investigated and freed on bail, she quizzed Stewart but he persuaded her the charges were not serious as he had not been locked up. The court was told that Stewart was often described as being "great with kids and confident" by those who had trusted him to be in a relationship with him.
"She did not know the reason for this. They met in 2017. Information was received by police and he was arrested at work in May 2023. Photos of her child were found on a location on his phone indicative of them being emailed from the device. They had been sent to three email addresses." Ms Wilkinson said: "The relationship moved quickly and they were engaged to be married by Christmas 2023. She noted that it was all a bit quick. She became aware of the police investigations and confronted the accused, who told her he was on the dark web and that he was sent a link which he clicked on and his phone was then full of indecent images.
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