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A “Demon DJ” hosted regular discos for kids before being unmasked as a serial child sex offender. Logan Donald was employed by D3mon Discos in Falkirk, which saw him perform for thousands of children across central Scotland.
The teenager was only sacked after his crimes came to light in the Daily Record last month. We told how Donald, now 18, targeted three 13-year-olds over social media in 2020 and coerced them into sending him explicit images by threatening to kill himself if they didn’t.
One teenager told how she’d attempted suicide three times due to the impact his crimes had on her. Now it has emerged the sex fiend had access to thousands of children through his job as a kiddie disco DJ.
The mother of one young girl who attended a Christmas party said she was horrified at the revelations about Donald. She said: “The kids all loved this young DJ, who seemed perfect for the job. They all looked up to him and were in his spell and now I just feel sick that he was able to use this smokescreen to gain the trust of innocent children.
“He’s been convicted of crimes against three young girls but who knows what else he’s been up to. Demon DJ doesn’t even do him justice. He may be young but he’s a manipulative and controlling beast and he terrorised young girls who trusted him.”
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month, Donald admitted coercing victims to send him intimate photographs. He used jam to fake self-harm, spreading it over his arms to make it look like he had slashed himself.
Another victim was coerced into sending him photos in her underwear. After that, Donald demanded more or he’d post her photo on social media. His campaign of terror only stopped when that girl told her parents and police were contacted.
Police cybercrime experts examined Donald’s phone and recovered a haul of child abuse videos, including many at Category A – the worst level. After the court revelations, the boss of D3mon Discos, Stuart Hall, told the Record that he only became aware of Donald’s grim crimes after we published details three weeks ago.
He said: “I was told by one of his relatives that he’d been charged with sending text messages but I wasn’t told about the sexual threats or the pornography he was downloading. I’m furious I was left in the dark and his family member allowed him to keep turning up for disco work, knowing what he’d been up to. By the time I got to the end of the Record’s story, he was effectively sacked. I just wish I’d known earlier.”
Stuart put out a furious post on his Facebook page, announcing he’d sacked the young paedophile.
He posted on May 6: “Due to recent events coming to our attention regarding one of our former employees, I will confirm Logan has been released with immediate effect and will no longer be anywhere near my house, never mind any discos. We are horrified and disgusted what we have read and can confirm that all information regarding this was withheld.
“We are sickened as we both allowed him near our kids/grandkids and I can’t get over the fact I let him do kids’ parties for me. I physically feel sick. He has been in my house whilst my wife slept, whilst I was gigging somewhere.”
Hall, 51, set up D3mon Discos in Tullibody, near Alloa, in 2016. He said he employed Donald in 2019 as a 14-year-old after his gran asked if he could be given work experience.
He took Donald on as a formal trainee last year, claiming he did a background check on him. At the Edinburgh Sheriff Court hearing, Donald was told he may be jailed for his crimes.
Fiscal depute Joanna Walling said Donald communicated with the first victim in January 2020 over Snapchat, as well as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Ms Walling said the teen found Donald “nice to talk to” and entered into a 12-week online “relationship” which saw him profess his love for her daily.
Ms Walling said the victim was “concerned for his welfare” and sent one image of her naked chest. When the girl refused his demands for more, Donald threatened suicide, sending a video of himself near a bridge and leaving her convinced for a week he’d ended his life.
The prosecutor said the second victim began communicating with Donald on Snapchat in January 2020 and he later asked for pictures of her in a swimsuit. Ms Walling said the girl felt “guilty” and sent a photo of herself in her underwear.
Donald responded by sending explicit photos of himself, the court heard. She said the third victim was contacted over TikTok in May 2020 and Donald repeatedly asked for naked pictures.
When the schoolgirl relented, he demanded she send more or he’d post her photo on social media. The court heard the girl told her parents and police were contacted.
Police also recovered videos featuring Donald and girls under 18 and apparently shot with a mobile phone. Two more videos were recorded FaceTime calls in which girls under 18 exposed themselves and carried out sex acts while Donald watched and carried out a sex act.
A victim impact statement from the first victim was read out in court. She said she’d developed an eating disorder, suffered nightmares, feared leaving her home, and saw her school grades plummet. Donald admitted carrying out offences between January 2020 and October 2021 when he was aged between 14 and 16.
He pled guilty to charges including possessing indecent images of children and threatening to share images of his victims. The offences took place at Donald’s home, East Lothian, Midlothian, and Edinburgh. Donald was also placed on the sex offenders’ register and will be sentenced on May 24.