A 28-year-old Scottish woman has been deported from the United States after having sex with a 14-year-old boy who paid her $480 to take his virginity. Sarah McGill, a hypnotherapist from Galashiels, Selkirkshire, was arrested in Florida in April and faced up to 15 years in prison.
However, she was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to leave the US immediately after being convicted of lewd or lascivious battery. Her probation is set to be terminated upon her departure from the country, according to reports.
The victim told police he contacted a woman named 'Sophia Belle' while searching online for prostitutes. Police later identified her as McGill from her UK passport. The teenager said they met in a hotel room in Orlando, where McGill took him upstairs after they met near the elevator.
During a police interview, McGill sobbed and said she felt 'terrible' that the boy was a minor, insisting she did not know his age beforehand. She admitted to being a prostitute, saying 'there is truth in that,' and expressed fear of going to jail.
Police raided her hotel room and found condom wrappers, cash, and unused condoms. McGill had been travelling alone across the US, claiming she was sightseeing. She runs her own hypnotherapy business in Edinburgh.
