Pervert snared in Govanhill home after sending explicit photo to ‘underage girl’


Pervert snared in Govanhill home after sending explicit photo to ‘underage girl’ A pervert snared by a paedophile hunting group moaned he had been “set up”, a court heard. Frank Cook believed he had been chatting to a 13 year-old girl called “Katie” via the Waplog app between March and May last year. The 66 year-old claimed he was only 28 – and also sent an explicit photo. But, he was instead chatting to a member of a paedophile hunting team They went on to confront the OAP at his then home in Glasgow’s Govanhill before police were alerted. Cook could now face jail after he admitted contacting who he believed was a 13 year-old girl and sending an indecent image online. Prosecutor Lauren McRobert told Glasgow Sheriff Court Cook had lied about his age to “Katie”. She added: “Cook discussed sex and he described it as normal “But, he later asked her to delete the conversation.” Cook was in contact with “Katie” for around six weeks. He was eventually met by members of a paedophile hunting team, who live-streamed the confrontation online. Miss McRobert: “Cook said he didn’t know what to say and that he was sorry.” The pervert, now of the city’s Craigend, was held by police. He then whined: “The only thing I can say is that I was set up.” Sheriff Joseph Platt deferred sentencing until next month and put Cook on the sex offenders register.