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Sarah Vesty & Iona Young

Victim of teen rapist calls for mandatory jail time for sex attackers after Sean Hogg walks free

A brave rape survivor has spoken of her disgust after a sex beast who targeted a 13-year-old girl was spared a jail sentence due to his young age.

Roni Smith, who was attacked when she was just 16, is calling for mandatory jail time for people convicted of serious sexual assault following the shocking case of Sean Hogg.

The 21-year-old, from Hamilton, was 17 when he pounced on and raped his young victim at Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian, in 2018. Despite being found guilty, Hogg was allowed to walk free from Glasgow High Court after being ordered to perform 270 hours of unpaid work earlier this month.

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