Man who dragged schoolgirl into Edinburgh woods and raped her in ‘devastating’ attack jailed
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Man who dragged schoolgirl into woods and raped her in 'devastating' attack jailed

Valentin Tica, then 22, was high on drink and drugs at the time of the attack on the 13-year-old girl in Edinburgh.

A high-risk sex attacker who dragged a schoolgirl into woods and subjected her to a "devastating" rape ordeal has been jailed for eight years. More

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