A childcare worker has been struck off for sending inappropriate messages to a vulnerable girl he used to care for.Paul Robertson repeatedly contacted the youngster via Messenger in an effort to strike up conversations.When questioned by the girl whether he would get fired for messaging her, he replied that he didn’t think so as she was no longer under his work’s care or words to that effect.He also ‘joked’ it would depend on whether she told her new carers that he was “annoying” her.On another occasion, Robertson sent a photo via Snapchat.The picture showed him bare-chested in a bathroom with the caption “ok shower buddy send me a snap xx” or words to that effect.He used a ‘devil-type’ filter which gave him a red face and body as well as black horns.Robertson contacted the girl between April and May 2019 while employed as a residential care worker in Montrose, Angus.Although the girl was no longer in his care, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) ruled that it was an “abuse of trust and position”.In a written ruling published this month, the watchdog found Robertson’s fitness to practise impaired.The SSSC stated that the messages “breached a professional boundary”.The watchdog added: “By…
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Childcare worker struck off for sending shower snap to vulnerable girl – STV News
