Man sentenced to 10 years for rape of 14-year-old in Glasgow

A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a court convicted him of raping a 14-year-old girl at his flat in Glasgow's Maryhill area in August 2024. The High Court in Glasgow found him guilty of abduction, assault, and rape, along with charges of sending sexual communications to a child.

He had been released on bail after facing earlier charges for grooming two younger girls in 2023.

Court proceedings The court heard that the man first contacted the victim through Snapchat while posing as a 12-year-old boy. He later provided his address and offered to pay for her taxi to the property. Once she arrived, he locked the door and prevented her from leaving.

The court was told he offered her chocolate and alcohol before becoming angry and accusing her of stealing items, then carrying out the attack. During the incident, he told the victim he intended to rape her and said he could see she was terrified, adding that it made him want to kill her.

He also struck her when she asked for mercy and placed his hand over her mouth to stop her cries. The man had previously contacted a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old friend through Snapchat and TikTok, requesting photos and videos and purchasing train tickets to bring them to Glasgow.

Police stopped the girls before they boarded the train.

" The convicted man refused to stand when the sentence was delivered. Upon release, he will be subject to four years of monitoring and placed on the offenders register indefinitely. He is also banned from approaching any of his victims. Detective Constable Joe Gear said the girls who assisted the investigation played an instrumental role in bringing the case to justice and that the man's actions were deeply reprehensible.