An ex-serviceman who paid women to crush babies has been assessed by experts as a potential child killer, a sheriff warned yesterday.
A forensic psychologist said Andrew Kerr posed a “high risk” to the public and his behaviour could lead to children being severely injured or killed.
The former RAF worker told Dundee Sheriff Court that was not happy about the way he had been assessed by forensic psychologist Dr Lorraine Johnstone.
His solicitor John Kilcoyne said: “He is entirely concerned about the views of Dr Johnstone. She indicated he is high risk. Mr Kerr would like to speak to her again.”
Sheriff Alistair Carmichael, however, pointed out he had two reports which both stated Kerr posed a potentially lethal danger to children.
He said: “The report states he constitutes a risk to others, either physical or psychological and there is a risk that babies or children could sustain injury – severe or fatal.
“It is the second report which indicates he poses a danger. I do have two reports which suggest your client may pose a danger.”
He deferred sentence for the latest report to be assessed by social workers at Argyll and Bute Council and said he would also be considering the possibility of imposing a lifelong restriction on Kerr.
Pretended to be documentary filmmaker
Kerr, who served in the RAF for a decade, paid women to sit on babies until they screamed in agony for his sexual gratification.
He duped women into sending him cruel and bizarre videos by claiming he was a documentary filmmaker and a stuntman.
Mr Kilcoyne told the court the loss of his pet dog and the death of his mother had coincided with the start of Kerr’s extreme behaviour.
After meeting a stranger on Facebook, Kerr, 36, told her that the more bizarre and cruel videos she sent him the more she would be paid.
The court was told that the woman – who he met on Facebook – carried out his requests and sent him a total of seven videos.
Kerr had also tried to incite a second woman to carry out the same cruel and painful acts on young children and had child abuse images stored on various devices at RAF bases.
Child was “extremely distressed”
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court that the videos showed a 16-month-old child “extremely distressed, crying out, and attempting to escape from underneath her”.
She said: “At the time he was employed by the RAF and was discharged in November 2019 as a result of this.
“This came to light as a result of intelligence received from Facebook.
“He incited her to sit on babies in return for payment. He encouraged her to carry out the assault, giving her detailed instructions.
Kerr, John Street, Dunoon, admitted that between November 27, 2012 and July 18, 2018 he had indecent images at RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and at his home.
He also admitted that on various occasions between April 7 and 22, 2017, he tried to incite a woman in Elgin to assault a child by sitting and standing on them.
He admitted inciting a second woman in Arbroath to assault two children aged just over a year old by sitting on their heads and bodies between June 17 and 21, 2018.
Mr Kilcoyne said: “He does realise that there’s a high likelihood of a custodial sentence being imposed.”
Kerr’s bail was continued.