court his brave victim, now an adult, said how the attacks had completely "shattered" his life, Chronicle Live reports.He faced his attacker again as he read a victim impact statement to the court from the witness box.He told how his emotions were now hard to regulate and how he now found it difficult to form relationships with women after Short, a manual labourer, took advantage of him on multiple occasions.
Short meanwhile denied all 13 charges of attempted rape, indecency with a child and indecent assault during a trial at Newcastle Crown Court, but was found guilty of all offences by a jury last year.
The victim, who is not named for legal reasons, said: "I feel every aspect of my life has been shattered by Gary Short. "Even to this day.
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