Callum McKinlay admitted the offence at an earlier court hearing

Callum McKinlay passed the video round among school friends after the incident at a party in Perth.

At the town's sheriff court, the 16-year-old, who earlier admitted making and distributing indecent images, was admonished.

McKinlay was told he was being treated leniently because of his future career.

The schoolboy, who was 15 at the time of the offence, and two of his friends, recorded a 16-year-old youth having unlawful sex with the third-year pupil during the drunken party in May.

'Sorry experience'

When footage of the incident was distributed to several youngsters at a school in Perth, police were called in to investigate.

McKinlay, from Bridge of Earn, who has played for Scotland Under-16s, Rangers and Hibs, was told he would have had his sentence deferred, had it not been for his potential career.

Sheriff Michael Fletcher told him: "I think there's a whole raft of things you can learn from this whole sorry experience.

"You might develop into a good footballer and if that did happen to you, imagine what it would be like if you were in the situation these people were, and people took photos and sent them on to magazines or newspapers."