An Edinburgh rapist who abused a number of girls over the course of three many years has been jailed for 5 years.
Stephen Charters was jailed at Edinburgh Excessive Courtroom on Monday for a sequence of non-recent sexual offences, together with rape towards 4 girls.
The 57-year-old was discovered responsible of the sick crimes between November 1984 and October 2015.
He may even be topic to an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) which implies he will likely be topic to circumstances and monitoring for the remainder of his life.
Police Scotland counseled the bravery of the survivors for coming ahead and serving to to jail Charters.
Detective Inspector Jonny Wright mentioned: “I want to commend the victims for coming ahead. Regardless of the passage of time, they have been capable of give us info which allowed detectives to hold out this investigation.
"Had it not been for his or her bravery in coming ahead and giving proof in courtroom, Charters might have gone unpunished.
“Charters denied these crimes, however intensive work carried out by officers and companions, together with the Crown Workplace and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), signifies that he has now been delivered to justice.
“This case is an instance of regardless of when the incident occurred, Police Scotland will at all times totally examine and we're right here to hear and assist victims and have specifically skilled officers to hold out enquiries.
“We proceed to be dedicated to bringing all perpetrators of sexual abuse to justice and time is not any barrier for our enquiries.
"I might urge anybody who needs to report sexual crime, no matter when it occurred, to contact us so we are able to conduct a radical and professional investigation.”
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