Man who raped two teens in his care at children's home jailed for eight years

A sex attacker who abused two teenage girls in care has been jailed for eight years.

Alexander Boyd was supposedly looking after the young victims who were at a children’s home in Argyll and Bute.

But, instead the 56-year-old preyed on the pair including raping both.

Boyd had denied the crimes during a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

He was found guilty of four sex charges spanning between 1998 and 2001.

Boyd, of Inverness, was handed a ten-year extended sentence, eight of which will be spent behind bars.

Judge Tom Hughes told Boyd that the sentence imposed was to protect the public upon his release.

The judge earlier stated: “It is quite clear through the proceedings that the whole circumstances are aggravated by what was a significant breach of trust on your part.

“The reason for that is that you committed these offences against two young victims who were in your care.

“At the relevant time, they were vulnerable and society would expect and they would expect that they could have looked to you in trust and confidence to care for them as well as look after their best interests.

“As it turned out, you didn’t do that and went on to seriously sexually offend against both of them.

“The victim impact statements set out the significant problems caused to them in their lives because of your conduct.

“I have to commend both of these women as it must have been very difficult to come to court in these circumstances to give evidence before a jury.

“They did so and I hope there is some consolation that the jury listened to them and believed them.

“It becomes abruptly clear that anyone who commits offences like this will face justice.”

Boyd was placed on the sex offenders register and made subject to two non-harassment orders not to contact his victims for an indefinite period.