Iain Moody Pitcairlie Paedophile has complained about being compelled to relocate to England in search of employment after being exposed as a paedophile who groomed a 13-year-old girl online.
Iain Moody stated that one consequence of his court appearance was his necessity to seek employment outside of Scotland due to his conviction. Moody confessed to transmitting sexually explicit messages to a minor.
He asserted that he encountered ‘Dani’ on the Fast Flirting adult dating platform following the deterioration of his sexual relationship with his partner during the Covid lockdown. However, Iain Moody continued to engage in sexual discussions with ‘Dani’ despite being informed of her age being 13, becoming progressively more explicit throughout a series of text messages.
Sheriff Jennifer Bain KC placed him under supervision and on the Sex Offenders Register for two years and ordered him to carry out 188 hours of unpaid work.
She said: “You communicated with someone you thought to be a 13-year-old girl in a sexually explicit manner. You were undeterred when told her age. You appear to minimise things.”
Solicitor Jamie Baxter, defending, said Iain Moody had lost his relationship, his job and contact with his family due to the conviction. Mr Baxter said: “Iain Moody lost his job due to publicity for this case. He intends to move to England to get away. He has a job in place.”
Perth Sheriff Court heard how Iain Moody, 42, sent graphic sexual messages to ‘Dani’ after she told him she was 13 and getting ready to go to school. Iain Moody engaged in a sex act and said the girl she should join in – unaware that the person running the online teenage girl’s profile was an undercover police officer.
Fiscal depute Duncan McKenzie said: “The ‘child’ was, in fact, an undercover police officer. They received many messages from a Dan King, the accused.” Dani told Iain Moody she was 13 and from Birmingham, and he replied, “Ah, sorry, I didn’t realise how young you were.”
But Iain Moody carried on the online conversation and quickly turned the subject to sexual activity and told the girl to bunk off school for the day.
Officers from the National Child Abuse Investigation Unit had the information forwarded to them, and an early morning raid was carried out at his former home in Rattray, Perthshire.
Iain Moody, now of Gardeners House, Pitcairlie, Fife, admitted carrying out a grooming offence between 19 and 22 June last year. Sheriff Bain heard Moody had a previous conviction for a sexual offence and said: “This is a truly appalling set of circumstances.”
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