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Craig Raeburn, 61, currently of no fixed address but previously of Port Seton and Haddington, was sentenced to 14 years in prison at Preston Crown Court today.
It comes after a jury found Raeburn guilty following a trial in January.
The offences Raeburn was charged with involved one victim and occurred between 2014 and 2016 in Barrow, Cumbria.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Ash Elliot said: “The victim in this case has been incredibly brave in coming forward and reporting these traumatic events and I hope this result can provide some closure.”
Raeburn is now subject to a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, while he has also been placed on the sex offenders’ register for life and has been handed an indefinite restraining order against the victim.
DC Elliot added: “Raeburn is a predator and was fully aware of the victim’s age when he committed the offences.
“Despite the case being reported some time after it took place, we hope the result achieved at court shows that it is never too late to report instances of sexual abuse.
“Cumbria Police will investigate all reports of sexual abuse and do everything in our power to hold offenders accountable for their actions.”
Previously, Preston Crown Court heard that Raeburn had began speaking online with the teenager.
Following a number of sexualised conversations, Raeburn suggested they meet each other at a hotel in Barrow.
Prosecutor Michael Goldwater said that the first meeting took place soon after.
“They met at the hotel and the defendant tried to kiss the victim, which they did not like,” he said.
“He told them to get naked.”
He then committed a sex act with the child, the court heard.
The court heard that Raeburn next met up with the victim at another hotel.
Craig Raeburn
“Whilst the victim was performing a sex act, they saw the defendant was pointing his mobile phone at them,” Mr Goldwater continued.
“The victim believed he may have been recording a video or taking a picture.”
Raeburn then told the victim to get on their hands and knees on the bed before sexually assaulting them, the court heard.
The court was told that the victim witnessed Raeburn appearing to record what he was doing on his phone once again.
“The victim suffered severe pain and said they needed to go to the bathroom,” Mr Goldwater said.
“They got dressed and said they wanted to leave.”
Raeburn was arrested after the victim had told their mother of the offences, the court heard.
The child successfully identified the defendant during an identity procedure at a police station, the prosecution said.
Raeburn was convicted of four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child and causing/inciting a child to engage in sexual activity by a jury at Preston Crown Court on February 3.
The facts of the case and mitigation were heard on March 13.
Mr Goldwater said: “There was an element of planning and grooming. There is also a significant disparity in the age. The starting point is five years.”
In their victim impact statement, the child told police: “The abuse I was subjected to affected me both mentally and physically.
“It sent me down a really dark path. I have since managed to gain some form of normality through help and assistance.”
The court heard that Raeburn was previously jailed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for 14 months for possession of and taking indecent images of children.
He was later jailed for 32 months after he attempted to cause/incite a child to view sexual images and attempted to cause/incite a child to hear indecent communications.
Mr Goldwater said he was most recently jailed for 14 months for breaching the terms of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
Representing Raeburn, defence barrister James Heyworth said: “There is no mitigation in this case.
“The author of the pre-sentence report flags up in bold the risk of serious sexual harm by the defendant in the future.
“This is repeated offending on two separate occasions. This is a case where the offending is specific. It does not lead to him being a dangerous offender.”
His Honour Judge Ian Unsworth KC had adjourned sentencing until today for a Sexual Harm Prevention Order to be considered.
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