Derek Longmuir Flees Country After Child Porn Shame
March 5th 2000.
SHAMED Bay City Rollers drummer Derek Longmuir has disappeared after being convicted of child porn offences.
Longmuir's brother Ian has told friends he is concerned for his safety.
Sources close to his family say the 48-year-old may have fled to Portugal, where he has friends and contacts in and around Lisbon.
Longmuir may have gone there to stay with the family of Nelson Queiros, a 15-year-old boy found in his Edinburgh flat when police raided it after a tip-off.
Queiros, who is from Amadora near Lisbon, was in Longmuir's ground-floor flat when police confronted the former teen idol. He reportedly told officers looking for child pornography that he loved Longmuir.
The boy regularly spent weeks at a time in the seedy star's flat, and Longmuir spent time in Amadora with Queiros and his family.
Detectives who raided the flat in September 1998 found 73 computer discs with more than 1000 graphic images. Two computers contained another 6000 images, 1700 of which related to the charges.
Longmuir and his brother Alan created the Bay City Rollers and together with Les McKeown , Stuart Wood and Eric Faulkner they racked up a string of No.1 hits around the world, topping the charts with Shang A Lang and Bye Bye Baby. The band split in 1978.
Sentence on Longmuir was deferred for three weeks and reports were ordered.
Now Derek's brother Alan, 50, has told friends he fears for his brother's safety and mental welfare after the court case.
A source close to Derek said: "He has gone to Portugal but will be back to face the music in three weeks' time. Derek's a very quiet man. He hasn't told a soul about this, not even his brother Alan. He won't speak to anyone about it. That's why Alan is so concerned.
"Derek loves Portugal, and probably thinks he can walk around with his head held high over there. Even Alan can't track him down."
Police officers who raided Longmuir's flat found photos of the 14-year- old Queiros naked from the waist down. He was sent back home to Portugal.
Longmuir has always denied anything improper took place between the two.
Ten years ago, he brought another Portugese boy to Scotland and raised him as his son. Jorge Loureiro, now 25 and living in Edinburgh, refused to speak about his mentor.
Longmuir would be free to leave the country and live in Portugal for the next three weeks, so long as he returns for sentencing.
If he fails to return, the fiscal will seek a warrant for his arrest.
*FANS WHO ARE STILL WORSHIPPING DEREK, TAKE NOTE - Police officers who raided Derek Longmuir's flat found photos of the 14-year- old Queiros naked from the waist down. He was sent back home to Portugal.
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SHAMED Bay City Rollers drummer Derek Longmuir has disappeared after being convicted of child porn offences.
Longmuir's brother Ian has told friends he is concerned for his safety.
Sources close to his family say the 48-year-old may have fled to Portugal, where he has friends and contacts in and around Lisbon.
Longmuir may have gone there to stay with the family of Nelson Queiros, a 15-year-old boy found in his Edinburgh flat when police raided it after a tip-off.
Queiros, who is from Amadora near Lisbon, was in Longmuir's ground-floor flat when police confronted the former teen idol. He reportedly told officers looking for child pornography that he loved Longmuir.
The boy regularly spent weeks at a time in the seedy star's flat, and Longmuir spent time in Amadora with Queiros and his family.
Detectives who raided the flat in September 1998 found 73 computer discs with more than 1000 graphic images. Two computers contained another 6000 images, 1700 of which related to the charges.
Longmuir and his brother Alan created the Bay City Rollers and together with Les McKeown , Stuart Wood and Eric Faulkner they racked up a string of No.1 hits around the world, topping the charts with Shang A Lang and Bye Bye Baby. The band split in 1978.
Sentence on Longmuir was deferred for three weeks and reports were ordered.
Now Derek's brother Alan, 50, has told friends he fears for his brother's safety and mental welfare after the court case.
A source close to Derek said: "He has gone to Portugal but will be back to face the music in three weeks' time. Derek's a very quiet man. He hasn't told a soul about this, not even his brother Alan. He won't speak to anyone about it. That's why Alan is so concerned.
"Derek loves Portugal, and probably thinks he can walk around with his head held high over there. Even Alan can't track him down."
Police officers who raided Longmuir's flat found photos of the 14-year- old Queiros naked from the waist down. He was sent back home to Portugal.
Longmuir has always denied anything improper took place between the two.
Ten years ago, he brought another Portugese boy to Scotland and raised him as his son. Jorge Loureiro, now 25 and living in Edinburgh, refused to speak about his mentor.
Longmuir would be free to leave the country and live in Portugal for the next three weeks, so long as he returns for sentencing.
If he fails to return, the fiscal will seek a warrant for his arrest.
*FANS WHO ARE STILL WORSHIPPING DEREK, TAKE NOTE - Police officers who raided Derek Longmuir's flat found photos of the 14-year- old Queiros naked from the waist down. He was sent back home to Portugal.
Related Articles BAY CITY PERVERT; Roller had hoard of child porn.SHAME OF GAY CITY ROLLER; Longmuir's porn snaps were 'some of the worst I have ever seen' says cop.LOCK & ROLLER; Ex-Bay City star faces prison over child porn shame.CHILD PORN SHAME OF GAY CITY ROLLER; FALLEN HERO: VICE OFFICERS 'SICKENED' BY FIND IN FLAT.NEIGHBOURS BACK PORN SHAME STAR.SHAMED ROLLER'S 'SON' Youngster lived with Longmuir for 4 years. Hospital boots out porn shame ex-Roller.