Man jailed 12 years for abusing children over two decades in Edinburgh

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 17:08 · Archive

Ian Whyte, 62, has been jailed for 12 years for raping and abusing children in Edinburgh between 1978 and 1998.

Ian Whyte, 62, has been jailed for 12 years after a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh found him guilty of nine charges of sexual assault and rape. His campaign of abuse targeted vulnerable children in Edinburgh between December 1978 and May 1998.

Whyte's offending began in December 1978 when he was about 14 years old, with the sexual assault of a four-year-old boy, whom he continued to abuse for four years. Between September 1982 and September 1983, he targeted a baby girl, raped a nine-year-old girl and raped a 12-year-old girl. In the attack on the baby between 1982 and 1983, Whyte spiked her bottle with vodka before sexually assaulting her.

Judge Thomas Welsh KC told Whyte: 'You targeted and abused vulnerable children and teenagers. Your conduct was evil, calculating and pernicious.' The judge noted that Whyte had stated the complainers were lying and conspired against him for financial reasons, and had shown no remorse or empathy for the harm caused. He will be placed under supervision for three years after his release, is subject to non-harassment orders prohibiting contact with his victims, and has been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

How it is being reported

• 'Despicable' Edinburgh sexual predator jailed for 12 years over historic sex crimesIan Whyte's victims were aged from an infant to 15-years-oldEdinburgh Evening News · 21 Oct, 16:30
• Rapist who spiked baby's bottle with vodka before abuse jailed for 12 yearsIan Whyte carried out a campaign of abuse against youngsters in Edinburgh over two decades.BBC Edinburgh East And Fife · 21 Oct, 10:58

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