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| Man jailed for raping schoolboy | Man jailed for raping schoolboy |
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| A sex offender who raped a schoolboy who was playing truant has been detained for four-and-a-half years. | A sex offender who raped a schoolboy who was playing truant has been detained for four-and-a-half years. |
| Jonathan Bermingham, 19, also known as Jonathan Ross, lured his 14-year-old victim into woods in Falkirk last year. | Jonathan Bermingham, 19, also known as Jonathan Ross, lured his 14-year-old victim into woods in Falkirk last year. |
| Bermingham, who has been on the sex offenders' register since the age of 13, had carried out a similar attack on a young boy in the town in 2002. | Bermingham, who has been on the sex offenders' register since the age of 13, had carried out a similar attack on a young boy in the town in 2002. |
| At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Uist also placed a lifelong restriction order on Bermingham. | At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Uist also placed a lifelong restriction order on Bermingham. |
| That means he will be monitored on his release and can be returned to custody if he steps out of line. | |
| Advocate depute Iain McSporran had told an earlier court hearing that Bermingham approached the boy at Glenfuir Road in Falkirk on 12 June last year. | Advocate depute Iain McSporran had told an earlier court hearing that Bermingham approached the boy at Glenfuir Road in Falkirk on 12 June last year. |
| DNA samples | DNA samples |
| He said: "The accused gave the impression of also being a schoolboy playing truant, saying he didn't want to hide there because police would find him and that he would show him a better place to hide." | He said: "The accused gave the impression of also being a schoolboy playing truant, saying he didn't want to hide there because police would find him and that he would show him a better place to hide." |
| After luring the child to a small wooded area, Bermingham told him to sit down and demanded "let me kiss you". | After luring the child to a small wooded area, Bermingham told him to sit down and demanded "let me kiss you". |
| When the child began to shout for help, Bermingham told him "shout and you're dead". | When the child began to shout for help, Bermingham told him "shout and you're dead". |
| He then raped the boy before leaving the scene. | He then raped the boy before leaving the scene. |
| The boy, who now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, was hysterical when he got home and told his sister he had been raped. | The boy, who now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, was hysterical when he got home and told his sister he had been raped. |
| Bermingham was caught after DNA samples linked him with the attack. | Bermingham was caught after DNA samples linked him with the attack. |