MINISTER SNARED IN PAEDO STING

Predator banned from contact with kids

- ALEXANDER LAWRIE

A TRAINEE Church of Scotland minister has been placed on the sex offenders register after being caught in an online police paedophile sting.

Trevor Martindale sent sexual messages to what he believed was a 12-year-old girl, including asking the "child" for pictures of her wearing her school uniform.

Martindale, 43, also made references about sexual intercourse and agreed to meet with the "schoolgirl" at a future date while chatting to her on the social media apps Chatib and Snapchat between September 11 and 13.