Aberdeenshire child molester jailed for 4 years
43-year-old Alan Moir also took and distrubuted thousands of sick images
A 43-year-old man who sexually attacked a child in Aberdeenshire and was caught with thousands of sick photographs has been jailed for four years.
Alan Moir pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh in March, including the assault of a child as well as taking and distributing indecent images, between January, 2018 and November, 2023. He was sentenced on Tuesday.
Moir was identified after intelligence linked his email address to the sharing of the images online. Officers executed a warrant at his home address and seized electronic devices which contained thousands of indecent images of both adults and children.
Detective Inspector Ryan Morris said: “By admitting to these horrific offences over a significant period of time, Moir has proved he is a sexual predator and now faces the consequences.
“Working with our partner agencies we were able to identify his online footprint and expose the level of offending he is responsible for.
“Offenders cannot hide behind the internet. We have specially trained officers and cybercrime teams to track them down.
“I’d urge anyone who has been a victim of a sexual offence or anyone with information about those involved in such crimes, to come forward and report it to us, regardless of when it happened. All reports are fully investigated.”