Former Waverley captain jailed for sexually abusing teenage boys
The four charges of indecent assault were committed between 1982 and 1987.
The former captain of the Waverley has been convicted of sexually abusing three teenage boys on board the paddle steamer more that 30 years ago.
David Neill, from Galston, denied the charges against him and forced his victims to give evidence at the High Court in Glasgow.
The victims, who are all now in their 50's had to relive their ordeal at the hands of Neill, who captained the Waverley from 1975 to 1997.
Judge Tom Hughes, who described the abuse as 'appalling and horrendous” told Neill: “Each of them has suffered catastrophic consequences as a result of your actions. You have blighted their lives..”
The court heard that the 75-year-old lured all three teenagers in with the promise of jobs on the ship and then a career in the Navy.
Judges Hughes: “They trusted you and looked to you to help them. The employment situation at that time would have been quite bleak. You appeared to offer them hope, but all you were interested in were your own wicked intentions.”
Neil, did not give evidence, but denied the allegations and was placed on the sex offenders' register and remanded. He will be sentenced later this month.
Neill was jailed for three years in 1998 at Glasgow Sheriff Court after being found guilty of abusing five teenage boys in his cabin.
The offences took place in the captain's cabin while the Waverley was on trips on the Clyde or berthed at Anderston Quay, Glasgow, between 1981 and 1987.
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