January 2022

Pervert caught by paedophile hunting team

A pervert who believed he was grooming a child for sex was shocked when he realised it was actually a decoy from a paedophile hunting team

Stuart Barraclough (originally from England, lived in Kinlochbervie when he was stung, but now of an address in Old Aberdeen)

The team tracked this man to a B&B in Kinlochbervie in the Scottish Highlands.

Stuart Barraclough pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the following:

• 12 months supervision order

• 12 months on the register

• A community payback order