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| A papergirl who was abducted and tied up during a rape attempt in an Aberdeenshire town was in court as her attacker was jailed for eight years. | |
| James Murison forced the girl, who was 13, into his house in Huntly while she was delivering newspapers. | |
| He made her remove her clothes, put a pillowcase over her head and sexually assaulted her in January. Police saved her when she was reported missing. | He made her remove her clothes, put a pillowcase over her head and sexually assaulted her in January. Police saved her when she was reported missing. |
| Murison, 44, admitted assault with intent to rape. | Murison, 44, admitted assault with intent to rape. |
| The abduction happened in Huntly on 3 January during a morning paper round. | The abduction happened in Huntly on 3 January during a morning paper round. |
| Murison was jailed at the High Court in Aberdeen, where relatives said Murison was a "fiend". He will also be on licence for eight years after his release. | |
| Relatives of the girl said it was important she was in court to see justice, and they were glad her attacker was now behind bars for the foreseeable future. | |
| She recalls finding the house in darkness and hearing the house door being locked behind her Alex PrenticeAdvocate depute | |
| The girl's relatives said they were "proud" of how she had handled the "awful" trauma. | The girl's relatives said they were "proud" of how she had handled the "awful" trauma. |
| Murison seized hold of her, forced her into the house, locked the door and pulled her up the stairs. After forcing her to remove her clothes he bound her wrists and ankles. | |
| He also placed a gag over her mouth, kissed her, sexually assaulted her, removed his clothing and lay on top of her with intent to rape her, all to her injury. | |
| Advocate depute Alex Prentice previously said: "She recalls finding the house in darkness and hearing the house door being locked behind her." | |
| Mr Prentice said that at the top of the stairs she was directed by Murison to a bedroom and told to remove her clothes and lie on a bed. He told the court: "She complied with this, fearing for safety." | |
| Screaming loudly | |
| First offender Murison, who lived alone, went into a wardrobe and took out what seemed to be lengths of thick ribbon which he used to tie his victim's wrists behind her back and bind her ankles. | |
| The girl repeatedly asked him why he was doing this and was told to "shut up", the court heard. He then put a pillowcase over her head and sexually abused her. | |
| When he was out the room she managed to free one of her hands and then her feet and tried to climb out the bedroom window, while screaming loudly for help. | |
| Police, who had been alerted, rescued the girl and Murison was arrested. | |
| She felt it was important that she saw justice done today and hopefully this will go some way in helping her come to terms with the traumatic events of that day Relatives of victim | |
| The advocate depute said Murison was asked how long he planned to keep his victim and replied: "As long as it was possible - for a day." | |
| Mr Prentice said: "The whole matter must have been a substantial trauma. It is impossible to say what the long-term impact will be. | |
| "She finds it very difficult being in bed as this reminds her of this incident. She has reported that when in bed at night she can see the accused and can smell him." | |
| 'Survival instincts' | |
| The parents and family of the young victim said: "We are pleased that Murison will be behind bars for the foreseeable future and will not be able to subject anyone else to the frightening and horrific ordeal he put our daughter and sister through. | |
| "She felt it was important that she saw justice done today and hopefully this will go some way in helping her come to terms with the traumatic events of that day. | |
| "Obviously she is still dealing with consequences of what that fiend put her through but she is receiving help." | |
| They said: "Her instincts for survival were incredible and despite what she was being put through she was capable of thinking of ways of escaping or raising the alarm." | |
| 'Very fortunate' | |
| They thanked police for rescuing her from Murison. | |
| Grampian Police Det Insp Martin Dunn said: "The local police officers whose prompt actions on that day led to the safe discovery of this young girl displayed police work at its best." | |
| He stressed: "We cannot take away from the major part the victim played in her own rescue. She displayed maturity beyond her tender years and kept a cool head in unbelievably horrendous circumstances." | |
| He added: "The mother raised the alarm very quickly and picked up almost immediately that something was wrong. She recognised that something wasn't right at the time. | |
| "It is very fortunate we got there when we did. I am clear in my mind that had we got there later, the circumstances could have been much worse." |