A Falkirk Paedophile Logan Donald “Demon DJ” organised frequent discos for children prior to being revealed as a serial child sex abuser. Logan Donald was employed by D3mon Discos, where he entertained thousands of children throughout central Scotland.
The adolescent was dismissed only after his offences were revealed in the Daily Record last month. Logan Donald, now 18, solicited obscene photographs from three 13-year-olds via social media in 2020, coercing them by threatening self-harm if they refused.
A youngster recounted her three suicide attempts resulting from the repercussions of his activities on her life. It has now come to light that the sexual predator had access to thousands of youngsters through his occupation as a children’s nightclub DJ.
A mother of a young child who participated in a Christmas party expressed her horror regarding the findings about Logan Donald. She stated, “The children all adored this young DJ, who appeared ideally suited for the role.” They all revered him and were captivated by his influence; I now feel terrible that he exploited this façade to earn the trust of unsuspecting children.
“He’s been convicted of crimes against three young girls but who knows what else he’s been up to. Demon DJ doesn’t even do him justice. He may be young but he’s a manipulative and controlling beast and he terrorised young girls who trusted him.”
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month, Logan Donald admitted coercing victims to send him intimate photographs. Logan Donald used jam to fake self-harm, spreading it over his arms to make it look like he had slashed himself.
Another victim was coerced into sending him photos in her underwear. After that, Logan Donald demanded more or he’d post her photo on social media. His campaign of terror only stopped when that girl told her parents and police were contacted.
Police cybercrime experts examined Logan Donald’s phone and recovered a haul of child abuse videos, including many at Category A – the worst level. After the court revelations, the boss of D3mon Discos, Stuart Hall, told the Record that he only became aware of Logan Donald’s grim crimes after we published details three weeks ago.
He said: “I was told by one of his relatives that he’d been charged with sending text messages but I wasn’t told about the sexual threats or the pornography he was downloading. I’m furious I was left in the dark and his family member allowed him to keep turning up for disco work, knowing what he’d been up to. By the time I got to the end of the Record’s story, he was effectively sacked. I just wish I’d known earlier.”
Stuart put out a furious post on his Facebook page, announcing he’d sacked the young paedophile.
He posted on May 6: “Due to recent events coming to our attention regarding one of our former employees, I will confirm Logan Donald has been released with immediate effect and will no longer be anywhere near my house, never mind any discos. We are horrified and disgusted what we have read and can confirm that all information regarding this was withheld.
“We are sickened as we both allowed him near our kids/grandkids and I can’t get over the fact I let him do kids’ parties for me. I physically feel sick. He has been in my house whilst my wife slept, whilst I was gigging somewhere.”
Hall, 51, set up D3mon Discos in Tullibody, near Alloa, in 2016. He said he employed Logan Donald in 2019 as a 14-year-old after his gran asked if he could be given work experience.
He took Logan Donald on as a formal trainee last year, claiming he did a background check on him. At the Edinburgh Sheriff Court hearing, Donald was told he may be jailed for his crimes.
Fiscal depute Joanna Walling said Donald communicated with the first victim in January 2020 over Snapchat, as well as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Ms Walling said the teen found Logan Donald “nice to talk to” and entered into a 12-week online “relationship” which saw him profess his love for her daily.
Ms Walling said the victim was “concerned for his welfare” and sent one image of her naked chest. When the girl refused his demands for more, Logan Donald threatened suicide, sending a video of himself near a bridge and leaving her convinced for a week he’d ended his life.
The prosecutor said the second victim began communicating with Logan Donald on Snapchat in January 2020 and he later asked for pictures of her in a swimsuit. Ms Walling said the girl felt “guilty” and sent a photo of herself in her underwear.
Logan Donald responded by sending explicit photos of himself, the court heard. She said the third victim was contacted over TikTok in May 2020 and Logan Donald repeatedly asked for naked pictures.
When the schoolgirl relented, he demanded she send more or he’d post her photo on social media. The court heard the girl told her parents and police were contacted.
Police also recovered videos featuring Logan Donald and girls under 18 and apparently shot with a mobile phone. Two more videos were recorded FaceTime calls in which girls under 18 exposed themselves and carried out sex acts while Logan Donald watched and carried out a sex act.
A victim impact statement from the first victim was read out in court. She said she’d developed an eating disorder, suffered nightmares, feared leaving her home, and saw her school grades plummet. Logan Donald admitted carrying out offences between January 2020 and October 2021 when he was aged between 14 and 16.
He pled guilty to charges including possessing indecent images of children and threatening to share images of his victims. The offences took place at Logan Donald’s home, East Lothian, Midlothian, and Edinburgh. Logan Donald was also placed on the sex offenders’ register and will be sentenced on May 24.
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