Paedo scumbag only cares about himself after admitting abusing an 11-year-old girl
Teenager is bailed ahead of sentencing
MIKE MCQUAID
A paedophile who admitted abusing an 11-year-old girl for over a year was only interested in his future career after being caught.
Medical student Liam Griffin admitted molesting the P7 pupil at his parent’s Markethill Road house in East Kilbride between August 2018 and August last year.
But, pleading guilty at court on Friday, he failed to show any remorse or apologise to his victim. Instead, the 19-year-old’s only interest was for the career as a doctor he threw away.
When arrested, Griffin told cops: “I was studying to be a doctor, but I fu**ed up everything”.
Heartbreakingly, Hamilton Sheriff Court heard how his child victim only realised she was being abused after a sex education lesson.
A would-be doctor bemoaned throwing away his future career after admitting to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
Creep Liam Griffin abused his helpless victim on “numerous” occasions over a 12-month period.
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard on Friday how the assaults started when the girl was in P7 and happened as often as “every two weeks”.
Heartbreakingly, court was told the primary pupil didn’t realise she was being abused until her class started sex education lessons.
When he was arrested, 19-year-old Griffin told cops: “I was studying to be a doctor, but I fu**ed up everything”.
Court heard the young victim had kept quiet for months, but finally blurted out what had happened during an argument with her sister.
Medical student Griffin, of Markethill Road in the town, admitted abusing the girl between August 2018 and August last year.
Prosecuting, Mairi-Clare McMillan told the court: “She said he had subjected her to numerous episodes of sexual abuse, sometimes as often as every two weeks.
“This occurred when she visited his home and it was always in his bedroom when they were alone. If another girl was there Griffin would send her downstairs on some pretence.
“The girl said she didn’t realise at first that what he did was wrong, but this changed through her getting sex education at school.”
After assaulting her on the final occasion Griffin said “bye” to his victim and left the house to visit his girlfriend – she has now distanced herself from the beast, changing her relationship status online and deleting all pictures of Griffin from her profile.
The abuse came to light on August 20 last year when the victim was having an argument with her sister at home.
They began to shout and during this she disclosed that the accused had touched her inappropriately and made her touch him.
Ms McMillan added: “On hearing the argument, the girls’ mother went to the bedroom where she was told by the victim that the accused had sexually assaulted her.
“The accused’s mother was contacted. She confronted him in his bedroom and he confirmed it was true.”
Court then heard how the girl confirmed to police officers and social workers that she was in P7 when Griffin first molested her.
Sheriff Thomas Millar deferred sentence on Griffin, who has no previous convictions, until March 23, placing him on bail in the meantime. Background reports and a risk assessment were called for and Griffin was placed on the sex offenders’ register.
The News understands Griffin had managed to keep his disgusting actions from friends and family until his conviction on Friday.
Upon the release of information online earlier this week, his social media accounts have been closed and he has gone into hiding.
Our reporter attended at the Markethill Road house of Griffin’s parents – where he is still believed to stay – for comment, but no one answered.