Summary of story from BBCNews
A former male nurse who pretended to be a teenage lesbian to prey on 49 young girls on social networking sites is to be monitored for life.
Barry McCluskey, 39, from King’s Park, Glasgow, admitted targeting the girls – aged 10 to 15 – between 2007 and 2010.
He also blackmailed some victims, who were contacted via Bebo and an instant messaging service.
Judge Rita Rae QC imposed a lifelong restriction order and jailed McCluskey for six years and eight months.
McCluskey preyed on young girls from the family home he shared with his wife and two children.
He pleaded guilty to 49 offences during a previous hearing at the High Court in Glasgow in February.
Police began to look into McCluskey’s behaviour in February last year after a complaint from the mother of a 13-year-old girl.
It was found she had been forced to carry out sex acts via a web cam.
McCluskey, who is now separated from his wife, also recorded schoolgirls as they shopped at an Asda store in the city’s Toryglen area and women getting changed at a leisure centre.
The court was told almost 10,000 indecent images of children were found on his computers.
Temporary judge Rita Rae QC told McCluskey he was seen as a “high-risk offender” and that he met the criteria for an order for lifelong restriction.
She said: “Very cleverly, you manipulated and tricked your way into the homes, bedrooms and minds of the children that you specifically targeted.
“I trust that this case will act as a warning to all parents whose children have unlimited access to computers.”