East Kilbride paedophile caged in undercover cop sting

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An East Kilbride paedophile is behind bars after a sting involving undercover police officers posing online as young girls.At the time, repeat offender Connor Kennedy was under social work supervision and supposed to be getting counselling to tackle his deviant behaviour.Kennedy, 25, of Montreal Park, was jailed for 15 months at Hamilton Sheriff Court and put on the sex offenders' register for an indefinite period.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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This bans him from contact with children and he must stay away from schools, children's playparks, swimming pools and other areas where youngsters gather.There will also be restrictions on his internet use.

Kennedy admitted sending indecent photos of himself to police officers posing as girls aged under 13.The sting took place between April 21 and June 23 last year.