A former DJ who sexually abused and exploited younger boys has been jailed for six years.
David Moran, 51, focused his three victims in Fife between 1988 and 1991.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard one sufferer was proven pornographic magazines and movies. Moran was mentioned to have carried out intercourse acts in entrance of the boy earlier than abusing him.
A second youngster was additionally proven intercourse movies and subjected to abuse. The courtroom heard Moran had {a photograph} of his sufferer performing a intercourse act, which he threatened to reveal if he revealed what was going down.
A 3rd boy was additionally uncovered to pornography by Moran and sexually abused.
One sufferer advised the courtroom that he was aged round 14 when he watched pornography in Moran’s bed room, whereas one other mentioned he was 13 or 14 when Moran supplied him cash to make a video of him performing a solo intercourse act.
The courtroom heard one sufferer suffered nightmares and flashbacks after being subjected to critical sexual abuse by the older teenage Moran.
During his sentencing on Thursday, choose Norman McFadyen mentioned he was happy that Moran had groomed the victims as he was an older male who had cash, a automotive and what appeared like a “glamorous lifestyle” as an occasions and hospital radio DJ.
The choose mentioned: “Clearly your behaviour has had a significant impact on them through into their adult lives.
“I’m happy no sentence apart from imprisonment is acceptable.”
Moran was arrested and charged in November 2020 after a Police Scotland investigation.
He denied a sequence of offences throughout an earlier trial however was discovered responsible of three counts of indecent conduct in the direction of kids.
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Defence solicitor advocate Iain Paterson identified Moran’s age on the time of the assaults and mentioned he had no different historical past of offending.
As effectively because the six-year jail time period, Moran was positioned on the intercourse offenders’ register for an indeterminate interval.
The choose additionally imposed non-harassment orders, prohibiting Moran from contacting his victims for eight years.
Detective Constable Kenneth Watt, from Fife’s Public Protection Unit, mentioned: “Moran showed utter disregard for the impact his crimes would have on his victims.
“I wish to commend them for reporting these offences to us and for having the energy to face up in courtroom. Moran is now being held to account for his actions.
“Nothing can change the past, but I hope that Moran being behind bars will offer the victims some comfort as they continue to move forward with their lives.”
Source: information.sky.com”
