Police have launched a desperate search for a Scots pensioner who has been missing overnight.
18.04.2023 - 10:41 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man who was spared a prison sentence for raping a 13-year-old girl is to appeal against his conviction.
The case of Sean Hogg sparked anger when he was deemed too young to be jailed despite being found guilty of attacking the teenager. New sentencing guidelines for under 25s meant he was not sent to prison and instead given 270 hours of unpaid work.
Critics, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling, said it was appalling that anyone found guilty of rape should escape a prison sentence. Hogg was 17 when he attacked the young victim in Dalkeith Country Park in Midlothian on a number of occasions in 2018.
The 21-year-old, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, has now instructed his legal team to challenge his conviction. His appeal bid was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh and a hearing will take place at a later date.
Hogg was sentenced earlier this month at the High Court in Glasgow after being found guilty of rape. Judge Lord Lake said he had to take Hogg's age into account.
As well as the community work, Hogg was placed under supervision and put on the sex offenders register.
His victim, who is anonymous to protect her identity, spoke out earlier this week about how the rape and the subsequent sentence has affected her. In a statement, she said she was diagnosed with PTSD, suffered from panic attacks and self-harmed on a daily basis following the attacks.
The teenager, now 18, said CCTV was fitted in her home so she could see who was coming into her street and she would not leave the house without one of her grandparents. She has suffered from anxiety and nightmares and has had relationship problems.
She said: "The day my grandmother told me Sean Hogg had been found guilty of rape I thought there may be a
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