Blackmailed girls for sexual images between 12-15, had child porn of children ages 3-8

Teenager Sentenced for Blackmailing Children into Making Sexually Explicit Videos

A 19-year-old teenager, Glen Wilson, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years detention for blackmailing children into making sexually explicit videos.

Wilson, from Longforgan, Perthshire, admitted to 23 charges of extortion and possessing child abuse material. The offences took place between September 2015 and June 2016.

Perth Sheriff Court heard that Wilson persuaded girls as young as 12 to send him images and videos, which he threatened to share with fellow paedophiles. One of the victims was left suicidal.

Wilson targeted victims from across the UK, including London, Wales, Sheffield, Derby, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The court heard that Wilson would chat to the girls on social media before persuading them to send him photos of themselves in various stages of undress. He would then send them back a screenshot with their contacts and threaten to send the picture to their friends and family if they did not comply with his demands.

"You have two options," Wilson told one victim. "You either do what I ask or I send. Block me, delete me, report me, tell your parents - do any of these things and I press the send button."

Wilson also told another child: "I don't want to ruin your life, but I will if you make me."

Sheriff Gillian Wade described Wilson's actions as "despicable" and placed him on the sex offenders register for life. He will also be subject to an 18-month supervised release period.

Defence solicitor George Donnelly said: "He came from a happy, settled background. His remorse is absolute and unconditional. His university career is over. These are quite frankly dreadful offences with serious consequences for the complainers."

Sheriff Wade told Wilson: "It is most regrettable that someone with your potential will now spend a significant amount of time in jail. These children were significantly distressed by your threats and one indicated she was feeling suicidal. However, you continued to pressurise her to send further images despite that knowledge. The nature of the messages you sent was despicable."