Highland teenager ‘addicted to porn’ warned by sheriff to get bag ready for detention

A Black Isle teenager “addicted to porn” was warned to take a bag with him for his next court appearance as he is likely to be sent to detention.

A shocked sheriff heard how videos and still images of children and babies being abused - including one of an infant being sodomised - were found in the 18-year-old’s possession.

Sheriff Sara Matheson heard that Calum Simpson of Muirton Road, Tore, was "addicted" to pornography from a young age but had no attraction to children.

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The court was told he told police after a search warrant of his house revealed his perverted collection that he found the images of children "arousing due to the taboo nature of the activity”.

Fiscal depute Emily Hood said he initially denied to police that he used Snapchat for his illegal activity, claiming his phone had been hacked. But outwith the presence of his father, he then confessed: "I have got an addiction to pornography that's really bad and I need help."

He pleaded guilty to downloading the indecent images which included 219 of the most serious kind and 121 videos which were created between May 3, 2020 and June 26, 2024.

On June 24 and 25, he sent five videos to other users , one of which showed the baby being cruelly abused.

Other imagery included children and babies under the age of 12.

Sentence was deferred until April 22 for a background report and a Moving Forward to Change assessment, designed to re-educate people like Simpson.

He was told by a clearly shocked sheriff: "When you return, I suggest you bring a bag ready for custody."