A teenage sex offender groomed a 15-year-old girl on the internet and travelled 150 miles to meet her at her Ross-shire school.
Liam Russell, 18, took the girl to the bike sheds and fondled her before she went into class.
Yesterday, Russell, who was living in Dunfermline at the time, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court and admitted three sex offences involving two teenage girls.
The court heard he posted an indecent video on a social networking site on February 27 this year showing a woman performing a sex act.
He also posted a message that the woman in the video was a 16-year-old girl he knew, causing distress to the teenager and her mother.
Russell also admitted travelling to Ross-shire on March 18 with the intention of engaging in sexual activity with teenager and groping her in the school grounds, while on bail.
Sentence was deferred until August 11 for background reports.
Fiscal depute Roderick Urquhart told Sheriff Margaret Neilson the 16-year-old had known Russell for a short time and her mother had been scrolling through her page on the social networking site.
One particular post used abusive language and showed a naked woman performing a sex act.
Mr Urquhart said: “The face of the female was not visible and it was unclear as to the identity of the female in the video.
“Her mother informed her and she broke down in tears, she viewed the video and confirmed it was not her.”
Mr Urquhart said the 15-year-old met Russell a number of years ago at a caravan park in the south of Scotland.
He said the pair were reacquainted in February 2015, and on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Russell and a friend travelled to Ross-shire to meet her and a friend.
He told the court: “They met at a bus stop and immediately kissed. All four then met up with another girl. Throughout the evening the 15-year-old and Russell were kissing and engaging in petting.
“The following day, they arranged to meet at the bike sheds in her school. They again engaged in kissing and similar conduct to the day before.
“The school bell rang and she and her friends all went into school.”
Defence lawyer Neil Wilson reserved his plea until the background report was available and Russell, whose address was given as Polmont Young Offenders Institution, was remanded in custody.
