A sex plot blackmailer who was caught when he left his DNA on a handwritten ransom note has dodged a prison sentence. Father-of-two Kevin Proctor was allowed to walk free from court after a sheriff heard his wife could lose her nursery supervisor job and university place if he was locked up.
Sheriff Robert More said: "You pled guilty to two charges of very significant gravity. They were component parts of a single course of criminal behaviour."They were planned meticulously and carried out in a most sinister manner with the creation of a false social media profile and deliberate targeting of unsuspecting individuals at random."The individuals were entirely innocent and did nothing wrong.
They must have been placed in a state of extreme trepidation, given the stigma attached."You have significant commitments towards your children.
Your partner is in work and studying for a degree and there is understandable concern both would be lost."Your partner and children are entirely innocent in this sorry saga.
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