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Prisoner rape case review ordered Prisoner rape case review ordered
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Ministers have ordered a review at an open prison after an inmate raped a schoolgirl while on the run.Ministers have ordered a review at an open prison after an inmate raped a schoolgirl while on the run.
Robert Foye, 28, admitted raping the 16-year-old girl in Cumbernauld in August last year after absconding from Castle Huntly, near Dundee.Robert Foye, 28, admitted raping the 16-year-old girl in Cumbernauld in August last year after absconding from Castle Huntly, near Dundee.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has asked for an internal review of the jail by the Scottish Prison Service.Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has asked for an internal review of the jail by the Scottish Prison Service.
First Minister Alex Salmond pledged to tackle "deficiencies" in the system after the case was raised at Holyrood. The announcement came after opposition parties raised concern over the case at question time in the parliament.
Speaking during question time, Mr Salmond said the problems would be tackled through the government's prisons commission.
'Shocking' attack
Foye, who has yet to be sentenced after admitting the assault at the High Court in Glasgow, was allowed out of Castle Huntly to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, but did not return.Foye, who has yet to be sentenced after admitting the assault at the High Court in Glasgow, was allowed out of Castle Huntly to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, but did not return.
He had been on the run for almost a week when he carried out the attack - and half-way through a 10-year sentence for attempting to murder a policeman. 'Horror' case
He had been on the run for almost a week when he carried out the attack.
Foye had been half way through a 10-year sentence for attempting to murder a policeman.
First Minister Alex Salmond pledged to tackle "deficiencies" in the system, telling MSPs that the problems would be addressed through the government's prisons commission.
But Annabel Goldie, the Conservative leader, demanded a review at Castle Huntly.
"The immediate horror presented by this appalling case is sadly just the latest incident in a spiralling pattern of prison escapes," she said, adding that official figures showed nearly half of those who walked out of open prisons had a violent background.
Labour leader Wendy Alexander said of Foye: "I was told this was only his second ever visit out of prison. A man like this should not have been allowed out on his own."Labour leader Wendy Alexander said of Foye: "I was told this was only his second ever visit out of prison. A man like this should not have been allowed out on his own."
She asked: "What reassurance will the first minister offer that this will not happen again?"She asked: "What reassurance will the first minister offer that this will not happen again?"
An internal review has been ordered at Castle HuntlyAn internal review has been ordered at Castle Huntly
Responding to the concerns, Mr Salmond told MSPs: "I clearly think there are deficiencies within the system that this case illustrates and these deficiencies should be addressed."Responding to the concerns, Mr Salmond told MSPs: "I clearly think there are deficiencies within the system that this case illustrates and these deficiencies should be addressed."
He said the case was a shocking one, adding: "We should start by praising the courage of the victim of the attack, who helped to secure the apprehension and conviction of Robert Foye."He said the case was a shocking one, adding: "We should start by praising the courage of the victim of the attack, who helped to secure the apprehension and conviction of Robert Foye."
Figures showed there were 75 people who had absconded in 2006-07. Figures showed that 75 people absconded in 2006-07 - a small number, the first minister said, but still "75 too many".
This, the first minister said, was a small number, but still "75 too many." "It is, however, an ever-present risk within an open prison system," he added.
"It is, however, an ever-present risk within an open prison system," he said. Former first minister Henry McLeish, who chairs the prisons commission, has also been asked to include the role of open prisons in his review.