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| Jail term for indecency pensioner | Jail term for indecency pensioner |
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| A 70-year-old man has been jailed for four years after admitting indecent behaviour towards three girls in Moray. | |
| Raymond Grant told one of the young girls he "needed to take a girl's virginity again before he died", the High Court in Edinburgh heard. | |
| The girl, aged between 12 and 16, refused and ran away. | The girl, aged between 12 and 16, refused and ran away. |
| Grant also admitted acting indecently towards two girls at his home in Elgin by offering them "sex lessons" and forcing one to perform a sex act. | |
| Grant's actions came to light after her mother noticed a change in the girl's behaviour. | Grant's actions came to light after her mother noticed a change in the girl's behaviour. |
| The court heard that the girl had begun to self-harm, now took anti-depressants and suffered from an eating disorder. | The court heard that the girl had begun to self-harm, now took anti-depressants and suffered from an eating disorder. |
| Judge Lady Dorrian said the offences had caused great harm to the victims. | Judge Lady Dorrian said the offences had caused great harm to the victims. |
| Shahid Latif, defending, said his client was "genuinely remorseful for these actions". | Shahid Latif, defending, said his client was "genuinely remorseful for these actions". |
| "This conviction will hang round his neck for the rest of his life," he said. | "This conviction will hang round his neck for the rest of his life," he said. |
| "At the age of 70 he is likely to spend the rest of his days ostracised by his family." | "At the age of 70 he is likely to spend the rest of his days ostracised by his family." |