A rapist who targeted young girls he was babysitting has been jailed for six years at the High Court in Glasgow.
Ian Dunlop was just 12-year-old when he began abusing girls he was babysitting over a five-year period when asked to look after them.
The 61-year-old was found guilty of multiple historic sexual offence charges in May this year following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow, having targeted his victims in the Ayrshire area.
The girls were aged between five and eight when the abuse began and it continued over the course of five years.
His sentence of six years imprisonment will also see his name added to the sex offenders register indefinitely while he’s also been handed non-harassment orders, banning him from contacting the victims indefinitely.
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Scotland’s Procurator Fiscal for High Court Sexual Offending, Katrina Parkes said: “Ian Dunlop posed a danger to young girls over the course of several years and exploited his position of trust in the worst possible way.
“The trauma these victims suffered was at the forefront of our minds while working to secure this conviction.
“It is thanks to the bravery of those affected by Dunlop’s offending that he has been brought to justice. They should be commended for their bravery and courage.
“We would encourage anyone affected by similar offending to come forward – regardless of how much time has passed.
“You will be listened to and we will seek to secure justice using all the tools at our disposal.”
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