LONDON: Scotland's finance minister resigned on Thursday, hours before he was due to deliver his annual budget, after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy on social media. Derek Mackay said he had "behaved foolishly and I am truly sorry."
The Scottish Sun newspaper reported that 42-year-old Mackay sent the teen more than 270 messages on Facebook and Instagram, telling the boy he was "cute" and offering to take him to a rugby match and to dinner.
Mackay is not accused of breaking the law. But Scottish Labour Party leader Richard Leonard said his behaviour had been "nothing short of predatory" and "an abuse of power."
The Scottish Sun newspaper reported that 42-year-old Mackay sent the teen more than 270 messages on Facebook and Instagram, telling the boy he was "cute" and offering to take him to a rugby match and to dinner.
Mackay is not accused of breaking the law. But Scottish Labour Party leader Richard Leonard said his behaviour had been "nothing short of predatory" and "an abuse of power."
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