With the rate in which paedophiles are springing up, one
wonders what society we are living in that a child cannot be entrusted with an
adult for one minute.
A 41-year-old Warren Gillespie have just been sentenced to a
7-year jail term after being convicted for raping a 12-year-old girl in
Aberdeenshire.
Judge Kenneth Maciver QC expressed the High Court in
Edinburgh that it was a "nasty and serious" offence.
Police Scotland said: "Gillespie targeted a vulnerable
young girl and has been held accountable for his actions."
The former supermarket worker Gillespie, of Bucksburn,
Aberdeen, was also placed on the s*x offenders register as enshrined by law.
The judge further said it was clear from an impact report
that the crime had pointedly impacted on the victim and was likely to continue
to do so for a long time.
He said: "It is inevitable that a lengthy custodial
sentence requires to be imposed in this case in order to address the gravity of
the issues involved."
'Bring closure'
Though the culprit (Gillespie) had made a late guilty plea,
the judge still stated clearly that he was ready to reduce his sentence by a
year. And that the victim of the act did not have to provide evidence.
He also ordered that Gillespie should be kept under
supervision for a further two-year period after his release.
Handcuffed Gillespie made a one-finger gesture to those in
the public benches of the court as he was led from the dock.
Defence counsel David Moggach told the court: "For
whatever reasons he allowed himself to act in the manner that he did and, of
course, he knows that was wrong."
Det Sgt Barry Stewart said: "Gillespie's victim should
be commended for having the courage to come forward and report his actions.
"Such actions are absolutely unacceptable and will not
be tolerated.
"We hope that this sentence will bring some form of
closure for his victim and that she can now move on with her life."
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