This is the creepy moment a postman was caught on doorbell camera ‘smelling a little girl’s shoes’.
In the shocking images, the postman can be seen outside an apartment checking letters before putting them in the mailbox.
An everyday video of a mailman going about his daily work takes a strange turn when he stops next to a shoe rack outside an apartment.
He then proceeds to bend down and pick up a white sneaker which he appears to smell before leaving the area.
The incident happened at 11.25am yesterday at an address on Balnagask Circle in the Tory area of South Aberdeen, Scotland.
In the shocking footage, the postman can be seen outside an apartment checking letters before sending them to the mailbox.
The mundane video of a mailman going about his daily work then takes a strange turn when he stops next to a shoe rack outside an apartment. He then proceeds to bend down and pick up a white sneaker which he appears to smell before leaving the location.
The incident happened at 11.25am yesterday at an address on Balnagask Circle in the Tory area of South Aberdeen, Scotland.
The video has been widely shared on the Internet and has garnered more than 500,000 views.
Mother-of-two Jade Mullen shared the video online and it has since been viewed more than 575,000 times, shared 1,000 times and received 900 comments.
She wrote: ‘I would just like to let everyone know to be careful around this mailman.
“Then he turned around to smell my daughters’ shoes. What a complete pervert!”
One person commented: “Wow, that’s some very strange behavior.”
Another said: “I hope you’ve reported this, it’s appalling how he behaved, it’s very, very strange.”
The incident is understood to have been reported to Police Scotland.
A Royal Mail spokesman said: ‘We are aware of the images circulating on social media.
“We expect the highest standards from our letter carriers and take any breaches of those standards very seriously. Local government is aware and is conducting active investigations.”
MailOnline has contacted Police Scotland for comment.