An ex-Clyde FM presenter who arranged to have sex with vulnerable children in the Philippines has had a jail term increased to 18 years.
Mark Page was originally given a 12 year jail term at Teesside Crown Court in March after being convicted of arranging the commission of a child sex offence between 2016 and 2019.
But on Friday, three appeal judges concluded that the sentence was unduly lenient at a Court of Appeal hearing in London, after an application by Solicitor General Alex Chalk.
The former Radio One DJ, who also worked at Scot FM, was found guilty on four counts of the crime.
The trial heard how the pervert would even haggle for a sexual encounter with a girl aged 12 and a boy of 13, saying 3,000 pesos - around £44 - was too much.
And, the jury was told how Page would use charity work and business trips as a cover to frequent the Philippines in his perverted interest for underage sex.
The 63-year-old divorced father-of-three was cleared of one out of the five charges of arranging the commission of a child sex offence.
Two of these crimes were committed remotely from the UK in 2016, while two happened in the Philippines on separate trips made by Page in 2016 and 2019.
The shameful acts came to light when Facebook contacted a charity after detecting concerning messages from his social media account.
The charity moved in to inform UK law enforcement and Cleveland Police, which carried out a search warrant at his home in January 2020.
Officers seized a tablet, mobile phone and computer tower and analysed his Skype activity, texts, bank account and money transfers before charging him.
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