27/02/2015
Man Jailed For Nursery Rape
A man has been jailed for eight years for the rape of a young boy at a nursery in Scotland.
30-year-old Mark Maclennan, of Bath, was found guilty of raping the boy, who was aged 3 at the time, at a nursery in the Lochaber area. He was also found guilty of abusing a young girl on numerous occasions when she was aged 12 to 15.
Mr Maclennan's crimes came to light when the young boy told his parents what had happened.
During the investigation it was discovered that Maclennan's possessed thousands of indecent images of children.
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30-year-old Mark Maclennan, of Bath, was found guilty of raping the boy, who was aged 3 at the time, at a nursery in the Lochaber area. He was also found guilty of abusing a young girl on numerous occasions when she was aged 12 to 15.
Mr Maclennan's crimes came to light when the young boy told his parents what had happened.
During the investigation it was discovered that Maclennan's possessed thousands of indecent images of children.
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