A scammer who duped Premier League and Championship footballers into sending him naked pictures has been told he will not have to serve a prison sentence.
William Kirkpatrick, 27, pretended to be a fellow player to convince the stars to sending nude photos of themselves to him.
He messaged a Sheffield Wednesday player on WhatsApp and said the star could be added to the team group chat if he sent two naked images.
The unsuspecting victim was then asked to send the phone numbers of other players.
Kirkpatrick then went on to target a Nottingham Forest player and sent him a message which said:
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