A 28 year old man from Elgin, was caught after he left his mobile phone on to charge and a woman looked at the content and found illicit picture of a 2 year old girl. The suspect has admitted to raping a two-year-old and distributing or showing indecent photos. The presiding judge said the accused had committed “acts of breathtaking wickedness and depravity”.
The prosecution counsel told the High Court in Edinburgh: “The accused raped the child when she was two years old. The accused took indecent photographs of her and distributed these to an unknown person.”
Defence counsel said that when she consulted with the accused, he told her he wanted to plead guilty.
Judge Michael O’Grady QC said: “Only a very significant sentence in custody can begin to reflect the gravity of these crimes.”
He deferred sentence on the first offender for the preparation of a background report and risk assessment and remanded him in prison.
The accused has been put on the sex offenders’ register and was referred to Scottish ministers in terms of protection of vulnerable groups’ legislation.
