CROWN
PROSECUTION
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At the High Court in Aberdeen today, Adrian
Ruddock (DOB 04/01/73) was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment with a 3 year
extended sentence, after being convicted of assault and rape under Section 1
of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, which came into force on 1
December 2010. This is the first conviction in Scotland under Section 1 of
this new legislation.
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COPFS has today published a report on Conviction
rates for rape charges in Scotland, 2008-2009. The report provides
information on conviction rates for rape in cases reported to the Procurator
Fiscal in the year 2008-09.
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The Lord Advocate, the Right Honourable Frank
Mulholland QC, has appointed Senior Advocate Depute Gillian Wade as the new
head of the National Sexual Crimes Unit (NSCU), based at the Crown Office in
Edinburgh.
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At the High Court in Edinburgh Lord Pentland
imposed an order for lifelong restriction on Kevin Mathers after he pled
guilty to attempted rape in Edinburgh on 30 June 2010.
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SCOTTISH
SEX OFFENDER NEWS STORIES
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20th July 2011
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Ryan
Yates, who was convicted of stabbing a grandmother in Aberdeen in attempt to
abduct her two granddaughters has been banned from contacting another of his
victims who he had sent threatening mail to from his cell in Peterhead
prison. Prison staff were unable to censor mail he was sending because of his
'human rights'. It was revealed that as a result of this Yates sent abusive
and threatening letters to a victim he assaulted when she was five years old.
In the letter, sen in October 2010, Yates boasted about raping several
children including a newborn baby. He was admonished because of his prison
sentence but given a five year prevention order.
BBC
News – Sex
offender banned from contacting victim
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18th July 2011
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Glasgow’s specialist
sexual assault referral centre Archway is facing a funding crisis. Archway,
which is Scotland’s only 24 hour centre for rape victims provides support –
emotionally and physically – for women who have been assaulted in the past
seven days. It also has the capability to store DNA samples and other
evidence collected if the victim has not decided to report the attack. The
centre is facing problems as the number of victims increases as the funding
decreases.
Evening Times – Rape
centre facing cash crisis
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5th August 2011
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The
locations of sex offenders in West Dumbartonshire are to be revealed
following a four year battle by a housing authority. Scotland’s Information Commissioner
has ruled that Strathclyde Police must reveal the number of sex offenders in
each postcode. The ruling paves the way for the disclosure to be rolled out
throughout Scotland.
Lennox
Herald – Sex
offenders’ locations to be revealed
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RAPE CRISIS SCOTLAND
