Strathaven-based beast has admitted to two further historical charges between 2007 and 2010. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week how the 61-year-old abused one girl who was being bullied and another who was suffering from depression.One girl, who was between 13 and 15 at the time of the abuse, thought Rankin was trying to comfort her when he cuddled her and told her not to let people “get her down”.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, told the court: “Sometimes he would put his arms around her and touch her breasts through her clothing.“The first time this happened she thought it might have been an accident, but this behaviour was repeated on a number of occasions – too many to be accidental.“He also touched the girl’s buttocks under the guise of.
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