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| Teenager admits sex attack spree | Teenager admits sex attack spree |
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| A 16-year-old youth has admitted carrying out a series of sex attacks on women in Glasgow in under three hours. | A 16-year-old youth has admitted carrying out a series of sex attacks on women in Glasgow in under three hours. |
| At the High Court in Glasgow, Robert Thomson admitted eight charges, including indecent assault and assault to injury with intent to rape. | At the High Court in Glasgow, Robert Thomson admitted eight charges, including indecent assault and assault to injury with intent to rape. |
| The court heard how Thomson, who was 15 at the time of the attacks, was caught after police released a CCTV image. | The court heard how Thomson, who was 15 at the time of the attacks, was caught after police released a CCTV image. |
| Lord Turnbull deferred sentence for reports and placed Thomson on the sex offenders register. | Lord Turnbull deferred sentence for reports and placed Thomson on the sex offenders register. |
| The court heard that the majority of the attacks were sex assaults. | The court heard that the majority of the attacks were sex assaults. |
| In one case Thomson forced his victim to the ground, put his hand over her mouth and lay on top of her simulating sex as she struggled to breathe. | In one case Thomson forced his victim to the ground, put his hand over her mouth and lay on top of her simulating sex as she struggled to breathe. |
| In another, he grabbed a woman round the neck at Cowcaddens subway station underpass before fondling her and pushing her over. | In another, he grabbed a woman round the neck at Cowcaddens subway station underpass before fondling her and pushing her over. |
| Another of Thomson's victims bit the teenager in a desperate attempt to try and get away from him. | Another of Thomson's victims bit the teenager in a desperate attempt to try and get away from him. |
| Thomson will continue to be held at the Kibble secure care facility in Paisley, Renfrewshire, while reports are carried out for the court. | Thomson will continue to be held at the Kibble secure care facility in Paisley, Renfrewshire, while reports are carried out for the court. |