Sheriff blasts Perth 'pimp' who exploited schoolgirl on OnlyFans-style site

A Perth “pimp” who exploited a schoolgirl into creating OnlyFans-style content for his financial gain has been condemned by a sheriff.

Sleazy Stuart McClure managed the teenager's account, uploading degrading photos and videos and pestering her when she was at school with customer requests. Perth Sheriff Court heard how the 25-year-old former business student made money from the enterprise but paid the girl just over £200 for nearly eight months of work.

McClure, who boasted about running OnlyFans sites for 11 other girls, returned to the dock for sentencing, having previously pled guilty to facilitating sexual online accounts for a girl under 18 between January 31 and August 31 2021.

"You are a pimp," Sheriff Grant McCulloch told McClure. "I will say this directly to your face: You are a pimp.

"You've somehow managed to get a girl much younger than you to become involved in a sex exploitation business. You say it yourself, this was a business.

“You say she was a willing participant. Maybe so, but you enabled it. You took the photographs, edited and uploaded them. Money was paid to you. And that, as far as I can see, is getting money from the sexual gratification of others.

The sheriff said McClure seemed not to recognize how serious this was.

"In the background reports, you talk about yourself and the terrible effect this is having on you. You talk about how upsetting it was to be spoken to by the police. But there's not a whit said by you that shows remorse or concern for others, including the exploited 17-year-old girl. The effect this can have on others is beyond my understanding, yet it doesn't seem to enter your head. You are only concerned for yourself."

Spared jail time

Sheriff McCulloch noted McClure was a first offender and that his victim appeared to be a “willing” participant. "For those reasons I will not impose a custodial sentence.

McClure, of Preta Street, Huntingtower, was ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid work.

He was placed on supervision for two years and must engage with the Moving Forward programme for sex criminals. Several conduct requirements were also imposed. These included a ban on new relationships without first telling his supervisor and strict restrictions on phone and computers.

McClure was also ordered to stay away from his victim for three years as part of a non-harassment order. And he must stay on the sex offenders register for two years.