A PAEDOPHILE who travelled to Glasgow to meet two schoolgirls he believed he had been speaking to was convicted after being snared by a vigilante group.
John Hargreaves, 63, thought he was talking to 12-year-old Holly and her 13-year-old friend, Kirsty throughout November and December 2017.
He invited the youngsters to send pictures of themselves and used sexualised language towards them.
But, Hargreaves was actually talking to Hayleigh Whitelaw and Gordon Buchan from the Wolf Pack group.
After a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Hargreaves was convicted of three charges under the Sexual Offences Act, including making arrangements to travel with the intention of meeting a 12 and 13-year-old to engage in unlawful sexual behaviour.
The group who call themselves Wolf Pack Hunters snared Hargreaves at Buchanan Bus Station when he arrived to meet the girls.
Hargreaves claimed he knew he wasn’t speaking to the young girls and claimed that it was clear from a message he sent to Kirsty.
Sheriff Ian Fleming deferred sentence for reports and continued Hargreaves bail.
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