A 'vertically challenged man' who dressed as an Oompa Loompa for hen and stag groups has admitted harassing underage girls online and paying them to send him sexual images

Marc Corrieri, 33, groomed a string of teenagers over a six-year period after making contact through social media apps.

He repeatedly sent sexual messages to girls aged between 13 and 17 and asked for indecent pictures and videos of them with their boyfriends.

Corrieri, of Motherwell who stands at 4ft 2in, paid one girl £150 and another £40 to send images of themselves in states of undress to him.

Sentence on Corrieri was deferred until next month for background reports and he was remanded in custody.

His rules for the parties included no picking up or throwing him, no tampering with his drink, not saying ‘midget’ and no police involvement.