13 YEARS FOR SEX ATTACKS MONSTER
Reign of terror over 28 years
BY WILMA RILEY A SEX beast who branded one of his rape victims “a drama queen” was yesterday jailed for 13-and-a-half years.
Vile James Kerr abused one young victim from the age of five to 15 and judge Lord Matthews described his actions as “appalling”.
Kerr also raped another girl when she was aged 10 and he was just 14.
At the High Court in Glasgow, the 42-year-old beast, from Dunfermline, admitted raping two schoolgirls, sexually abusing an eight-yearold boy and physically abusing two women.
The offences, committed at various addresses in Dunfermline, took place over a 28-year period, from 1991 to 2019.
Jailing him, Lord Matthews said: “You have pleaded guilty to a catalogue of sexual abuse and violent offending involving three young children and two partners.”
Lord Matthews ordered Kerr to be monitored in the community for six years after his release.
Prosecutor Shanti
Maguire said that when one of his child rape victims, who is now 37, went to the police in 2018, he sent a text message saying: “She is being a drama queen.”
Maguire said that he also raped a 10-year-old girl when he was a teenager and told her: “If you ever tell anybody, I will find you and kill you.’
The prosecutor added: “The abuse of this girl happened on at least six or seven separate occasions.”
Kerr’s second rape victim was abused from the age of five until she was 15. The court heard the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told Kerr: “Ever since you done this to me, I’ve hated you.”
Kerr, who was a self-employed roofer and delivery driver, also admitted physical violence towards two partners. He threatened to break one woman’s legs by pressing his weight on her kneecaps while two young kids were in the room.
On another occasion, Kerr turned on the gas in her home and threatened to blow up the house with her and children inside.
Another woman was beaten and strangled by Kerr, who once left her bloodied by hitting her on the head and back with a Buckfast bottle.