Daniel Mulvey, 35, who saw his 14-year-old victim on the street following a TRNSMT concert in Glasgow and subsequently expressed his intention to engage in sexual intercourse with her, was sentenced to 150 hours of community service at the city’s sheriff court today.
The family of a teenage girl, who received sexually graphic images and texts from a prominent golf caddie, has condemned the penalty issued by the court.
Daniel Mulvey had earlier entered a guilty plea to the charge at the same court in April.
Upon exiting the premises with police escort, he was jeered at by bystanders, who shouted, “Beast” and “Dirty Pervert.”
A family member expressed the belief that Daniel Mulvey, hailing from West Kilbride, Ayrshire, ought to have been sentenced to imprisonment.
The relative added:” The sentence of 150 hours community service, reduced from 200 due to the early guilty plea, we thought was a joke.
“This gives no deterrent for men or woman in future to behave how they like and does not do enough to protect children.
“Over all we are extremely disappointed in the light sentence passed.”
Daniel Mulvey was previously regarded in the top bracket of his profession having worked alongside stars such as Gary Player.
He has caddied at major tournaments such as The Open and the DP World Tour and recently worked with professional golfer Kalle Samooja of Finland
Daniel Mulvey has also been pictured on social media alongside US President Donald Trump and golf legend Padraig Harrington.
Now his career faces ruin after he pleaded guilty to a single charge of sending written sexual communications to the girl.
Sheriff Iain Fleming also put Daniel Mulvey on the sex offenders register and under supervision for 18 months.
The girl and her friend met Daniel Mulvey while they took shelter from heavy rain near to the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow Green in July, 2023.
Daniel Mulvey gave the girl his mobile phone and asked for her Snapchat username.
She passed him the details and she left the scene without meeting again.
The girl went to her aunt’s house later that night.
Her aunt noticed that the girl was communicating on Snapchat with someone called “Dan.”
The aunt became “concerned” and discreetly recorded the conversation on her mobile phone.
Daniel Mulvey then told the girl that he would have sex with her and he “meant it.”
He added: “I can’t stop looking at your pictures, I’m in bed thinking about you.”
When the girl told Daniel Mulvey that she was 14-years-old he replied: “Actually don’t care that you are 14 by the way, you are so good.”
The chat continued into the early hours of the morning when Mulvey asked if she was a virgin.
He also stated: “I want to be your first.”
The matter was reported to the police and officers were able to link the phone number and email on the Snapchat account to Mulvey.
Daniel Mulvey was arrested by police at Manchester Airport last December and taken to a police office in Glasgow.
The victim’s relative added: “He is just a vile predator and people need to be warned about him.”
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