Man jailed over historical rape of two schoolgirls

A man has been convicted of raping two schoolgirls more than 40 years ago.

Michael Martin, of Irvine, Ayrshire, raped the girls, then aged seven and 14, in Glasgow in the late 1970s.

The 59-year-old was also convicted of sexually abusing a four-year-old girl in 1979. The women – now aged 47, 55 and 42 – gave evidence at the High Court in Glasgow, where Martin denied the charges.

Judge Lady Carmichael deferred sentence on Martin, who is behind bars, until next month at the High Court in Livingston. He was placed on the sex offenders register.

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