Man jailed for raping two young girls in Lanarkshire
The girls were as young as eight and nine when now 24 year-old Darren Fleming first attacked them.
Last updated 23rd Jul 2021
A man who raped two young girls in Lanarkshire has been jailed for five years.
Darren Fleming preyed on his victims including at his home in Kilsyth.
The girls were as young as eight and nine when the now 24 year-old first struck.
Fleming himself was a teenager at the time during the crimes which occurred between 2011 and 2016.
But, the victims bravely reported their ordeals and their evidence lead to him being convicted at the High Court in Glasgow.
Fleming - who denied the accusations - was convicted of two rape charges.
Sentencing, Lord Armstrong told him: "I have read the victim impact statements and the terms clearly indicate the harm caused.
"You callously robbed them of the innocence of their childhood.
"I note that you continue to deny responsibility for the crimes and have no displayed no empathy for your victims.
"I must recognise that the offences are disturbing and grave."
Fleming was put on the sex offenders list indefinitely.
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