Mick Hartley

The former CEO of LGBT Youth Scotland, who ran one of the largest paedophile rings in the country’s history, has just been released after serving his sentence. The whole sordid tale is here at Reduxx:

A once-prominent gay rights activist who ran a youth LGBT charity in Scotland has been released from prison after serving 16 years for sexually abusing a baby. James Rennie, 54, was imprisoned for his role in one of Scotland’s largest pedophile rings….

As well as distributing horrific child sexual abuse material, Rennie was also found to have been sexually abusing his godson over a four-year period starting when the child was just 3 months old.

Strachan had also sexually abused an infant boy, attempting to sodomize him while being HIV positive.

During court proceedings it was also uncovered that Rennie had used the e-mail handle “kplover,” standing for “kiddie porn lover,” to communicate with a sick predator in the Netherlands who described how he would like to rape, torture, and murder a child. The trial was labeled the “worst ever” abuse case in Scotland by media.

What’s particularly astonishing is the influence LGBT Youth Scotland had and continues to have, despite this and other scandals.

But the controversies surrounding the charity have continued over the years.

In 2024, a Scottish drag queen who helped co-author an LGBT Youth Scotland guidebook was convicted of distributing child pornography that depicted infants being sexually abused….

In a Telegram chat labeled “Extra Excitement,” Easton hoarded 132 images and 1,119 videos with newborn infants and children up to age 10. Police found that Easton also had a chat log with a user claiming to be 13 years old; Easton referred to this user as “baby boy,” and sent him photos of his genitals. He also requested the user call him “daddy.”  

Following news of his arrest, journalist Marion Scott revealed that Easton had previously worked with LGBT Youth Scotland.

According to Scott, Easton co-authored the charity’s “coming out guide” for “trans young people” which was distributed to public schools across the country and is still available on the East Ayrshire Council website. The guide, which heavily promotes LGBT Youth Scotland services, “looks at the various stages of the coming out process” in a youth-accessible tone, presenting different scenarios and considerations for minors interested in changing their gender identity.

Following the disturbing revelations, the BBC’s Children in Need charity pulled its funding from LGBT Youth Scotland, citing concerns about the organization’s ongoing controversies.

According to a recent Freedom of Information request, the Scottish Government has admitted to continuing to provide LGBT Youth Scotland with funding through various programs.

This has included £290,871 through the Equality and Human Rights Fund, £55,773 through the Delivering Equally Safe Fund, and £78,750 through the Children, Young People, Families Early Intervention & Adult Learning and Empowering Communities (CYPFEI & ALEC) Fund.