A MARRIED man offered what he believed to be a 14-year-old boy £15 for sex while his wife was pregnant.
Qamar Iqbal, 39, used gay dating app Grindr and thought he was chatting online to a teen, but instead he was snared by a vigilante group in May last year.
Iqbal using the name ‘Fani’ sent further explicit messages and a picture of himself from his home in Glasgow’s Anniesland.
He pleaded guilty on Monday at Glasgow Sheriff Court to sending written sexual communications to a child.
The first offender also admitted making arrangements to meet a child.
The court heard Iqbal contacted the decoy named Robin stating he was looking for a “bottom friend.”
Prosecutor Lauren McRobert said: “He followed this up by stating ‘I give you every time £15, but first f***ing.”
He was repeatedly informed by the decoy that he was speaking to a 14-year-old boy.
Iqbal replied: “No problem, I like sex, you’re looking beautiful” before repeatedly agreeing to pay the decoy the money.
A meeting was agreed at the city’s West Street subway station where members of the vigilante group pounced on Iqbal.
The confrontation was live streamed on social media were Iqbal said he was married to his pregnant wife.
He also continually apologised, claimed he made a “big mistake” and stated it was a “joke.”
Defence Counsel Claire Connelly told the court his domestic circumstances haven’t changed since the incident.
Sentence was deferred until next month for background reports by Sheriff Martin Jones QC.
Iqbal, who works in a cash and carry, was put on the sex offenders register and granted bail meantime.
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