Lanarkshire creep put on sex offenders' register after police paedophile sting

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A family man from Lanarkshire has been put on the sex offenders’ register after a police paedophile sting. Michael Anderson sent messages of a sexual nature to an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl.

It led to Anderson, 30, appearing at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The court heard Anderson was caught in an undercover operation run by police forces in England and Wales.Officers set up fake social media profiles and one of those attracted the attention of Anderson.His online conversations with the officer pretending to be ‘Amy’ were innocent to start with, but he soon started making inappropriate comments despite ‘Amy’ telling him she was only 13.He said he was 29, asked her if she “liked older guys” and encouraged her to “have some fun”.After amassing evidence against Anderson, police officers went to his home in December 2021 and found him there with his partner and a child.Anderson was arrested and admitted using a certain online platform, but at that point denied having indecent chats.Sheriff Andrew McIntyre deferred sentence on Anderson, who has no previous convictions, until March for background and