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Dave Angelo Valdez outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court(Image: Alexander Lawrie)<\/p>\nDave Angelo Valdez convinced the child to perform solo sex acts for him as he chatted to her online.Dave Angelo Valdez outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court(Image: Alexander Lawrie)<\/p>\n
A Scots DJ who filmed a young schoolgirl he had forced<\/a> to carry out sex acts during a live video link has been warned he is facing a jail sentence.<\/p>\n Dave Angelo Valdez convinced<\/a> the child to perform solo sex acts for him as he chatted to her online while recording the images on his mobile phone.<\/p>\n Valdez also sent the 14-year-old victim images of him masturbating and downloaded thousands of vile images and videos depicting children<\/a> as young as four years old being sexually abused.<\/p>\n Police officers discovered the horror footage held on several mobile phones when they raided the 25-year-old\u2019s former home at the Colinton Mains area of Edinburgh<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n Valdez has now been placed on the sex offenders register and told by a sheriff to \u201cget your affairs in order\u201d as he is facing a lengthy jail term when he returns to court<\/a> for sentencing next month.<\/p>\n The popular DJ has been a fixture on the Edinburgh club scene for the past four years and has played headline sets at several of the capital\u2019s main dance venues.<\/a><\/p>\n Valdez pleaded guilty to charges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and to possessing indecent images of children between April 2019 and March 2021 when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n Fiscal depute Cheryl Porter said Valdez had initially made contact with the child, who lives in England<\/a>, on the chat site Emerald before moving their discussions to Skype in January 2021.<\/p>\n Valdez, currently living in the city\u2019s<\/a> Old Town, then asked the girl to send him indecent images of herself and recorded her \u201ctouching herself\u201d during several video calls between the pair.<\/p>\n He also sent the youngster<\/a> between five and 10 videos of him carrying out a solo sex act.<\/p>\n The court was told police<\/a> received intelligence regarding Valdez and recovered seven mobile phones containing around 2000 child abuse pictures and videos during a raid on his home in November 2021.<\/p>\n The court<\/a> was told hundreds of the disgusting images were rated as Category A – the most depraved end of the spectrum.<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n All you have to do is click here if you’re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select ‘Join Community’ and you’re in!<\/p>\n If you’re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click ‘Join Community’.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘exit group’.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n The fiscal depute said police officers<\/a> also found 43 \u201cfirst generation\u201d videos that Valdez had made himself by recording the child he had been chatting to online.<\/p>\n Sheriff<\/a> Matthew Auchincloss said: \u201cThese are very serious charges. Because you are a first offender I have to get a criminal justice social work report in relation to you.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most likely outcome for you is a custodial sentence.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI am going to continue your bail<\/a>, largely so you can get your affairs in order.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Murrell](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2_JS268254766.jpg\")
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