Prosecutor Lauren Cole told the court: "The decoy identified herself as being a 13-year-old girl. Howie acknowledged her age and said, 'You're very young. I should not be talking to such a young girl. I got excited that you wanted to chat."

"He asked her to switch the conversation to WhatsApp and provided his phone number. The conversation continued in a sexual manner until 11:15 pm that evening. He admitted a male in an online profile photo was him," she said.&nbsp;

"He stated that he knew the person he communicated with was 13 and he should have stopped. The police were then contacted."

Emily was not a 13-year-old girl, but a profile set up by a member of a Welsh online child protection group.{ai:summary}<p>#crime A charity boss in Scotland resigns after sending explicit photos to a decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl. He pleads guilty to indecent communication, citing boredom as his motive.</p>

Scottish charity boss resigns after being caught sending naked photos to a supposed 13-year-old girl

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