Kyle Sandilands, right, pleaded guilty to posting a naked image of a teenager (Image: Perthshire Picture Agency)
Kyle Sandilands, 20, posted a naked image of the teenager to her mother’s mobile phone while verbally abusing her and members of her family. Yesterday, at Perth Sheriff Court, he admitted engaging in a course of conduct which caused the girl fear or alarm. Sandilands pled guilty to sending her messages, throwing eggs at her window and posting a sexual image of the 17-year-old to her mother’s mobile phone.
Sentencing him, Sheriff Lindsay Foulis said the ease of posting abuse online as an instant reaction to a break-up was creating a spike in stalking crimes and could have
devastating consequences for both victim and accused.
He told Sandilands: “This offence arises because of the ease with which you can do this. Quite often, I wish this message would get through.
“Because now – at the age of 20 – you have a previous conviction for a contravention of Section 39 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010.”
The sheriff continued: “What it means is the offence of
