A bingo caller caught with child abuse images and extreme porn claimed he had the material because he wanted to impress another man.
Drama student Fraser Thomson was caught with the obscene files when police raided his home following a confidential tip-off.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told Thomson was quizzed by police and said he was “a people pleaser and a story teller.”
The 22-year-old, of Bruce Drive, Carnoustie, admitted distributing an indecent image of children between June 12 and November 12, 2021.
He also admitted having child porn between October 18, 2018 and November 12, 2021, and extreme pornography between March 28 and November 12, 2021.
‘Stupidness and curiosity’
Fiscal depute Lynn Mannion told the court: “He resides with his parents and is a drama student with a part-time job as a host at Buzz Bingo.
“Police received confidential information that indecent images of children had been accessed at the locus. A search was carried out and he was at home alone.”
Thomson said: “I have done it. It was just stupidness and curiosity. It is not something that I have enjoyed.”
He intimated that indecent images would be found on his phone and he freely confessed to police that he had been involved in distributing illicit material.
“He claimed that he had become involved with the images due to a male he was romantically interested in and he had begun to share the images in a bid to win his affections.
“He stated he had engaged in fantasy chat with males because he was ‘a people pleaser and a story teller’, Mrs Mannion said.
Sentence on Thomson was deferred for the preparation of background reports.
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