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Man spared jail and receives community sentence for raping girl, 13
04.04.2023 - 07:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A rapist who attacked a 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions over four months has walked free from court. Sean Hogg pounced on the girl several times between March and June 2018 at a park just outside Edinburgh.
He assaulted her by threatening her and pulling down her lower clothing, according to court papers. The now 21-year-old then held her by her wrists and made the girl carry out a sex act on him, the Daily Record reports.
Hogg would then push her head down and rape her. He was 17 at the time of the attacks at Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian.
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He was found guilty of rape by a jury and sobbed in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow. But Hogg was handed a community order by the judge as new guidelines introduced in Scotland last year mean under 25s are given rehabilitation rather than punishment.
The judge Lord Lake said if he were over 25 he would have received a prison sentence of at least five years. "Rape is one of the most serious crimes and that is why it is tried at the High Court," he said.
“Looking at the circumstances - her age and vulnerabilities are aggravating factors. For the level of seriousness, I have to consider your liability and have regard to your age as a factor.
"This offence, if committed by an adult over 25 you attract a sentence of four or five years. I don’t consider that appropriate and don’t intend to send you to prison.
"You are a first offender with no previous history of prison - you are 21 and were 17 at the time. Prison does not lead me to believe this will contribute to your rehabilitation."
Hogg was ordered to do 270 hours of unpaid work. He was also put under supervision and
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