STV NewsA man who claimed his teenage victim sexually assaulted him has been jailed for six years.
Martin Wood, 35, raped the 14-year-old girl at a house in Aberdeen on April 14 last year.
Wood, formerly of Portlethen, in Aberdeenshire, denied committing the offence at an earlier trial and claimed he woke up to find the child on top of him.
He was found guilty of raping her by a unanimous verdict.
Judge Lady Scott said at the High Court in Edinburgh: “You knew your victim was having difficulties and was vulnerable at the time, as well as being a child.”
The court heard that prior to the rape Wood had sent his victim “weird” videos, including a Tom and Jerry cartoon with dubbed female sex sounds.
The teenager had been staying overnight at the house in Aberdeen when Wood attacked her.
Wood, a former technician in the oil industry, said he had fallen asleep but woke up to find the girl on top of him, having sex.
The first offender claimed he tried to ask her what had happened, but was ignored.
Defence counsel Edith Forrest told the court that Wood continued to deny his guilt.
She said Wood has suffered from “fairly significant mental health issues” for a number of years but was receiving medication.
Wood was told he would be on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
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