A SCHOOL worker abducted a six-year-old girl, stripped her and took a naked photograph of her, a court has heard.
James Moran, 32, silently led the child to a store cupboard at her school as she made her way back from the toilet.
When she refused his demand to removed her clothes he took hold of her and stripped leaving her only in socks and shoes.
The child grabbed her clothes back from Moran as he used both hands to take a picture of her with his mobile phone.
Moran fled and the child returned to her class where she told her teacher of her ordeal and later pointed out her attacker in the school saying “it was him”.
Moran, of Dalmarnock, Glasgow, pled guilty to abducting the schoolgirl on May 2, this year at a primary school in the city.
He also admitted sexually assaulting her by causing her to participate in sexual activity, forcing her to remove her clothes and underwear and taking a naked picture her.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Moran was employed by Cordia to carry out work in the school and had been working for four or five years.
Staff said the role was “limited to school crossings, moving furniture and litter picking” and he had no direct interaction with children.
He was described as a “loner” who had “limited communication skills”.
Procurator fiscal depute Lindsay Madden said that around 10.45am the child left her classroom to go to the toilet and while walking back, met Moran.
He took her by the hand and led her to a nearby storage cupboard she had never been to before.
Mrs Madden said: “The accused did not speak while he led her to the storage cupboard, thereafter closing the door.”
He then used his mobile phone to take a picture of her and while using both hand stop operate the phone, the child took her clothes back from him.
Moran heard a noise and quickly left and the child dressed “as quickly as she could”.
The court heard she immediately told her teacher.
After his arrest, the janitor's mobile phone was examined by police and an image of consistent with the girl's account was discovered on it.
Sheriff Alan MacKenzie deferred sentence for reports. Moran was remanded in custody.
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