Locations
Finlarig Terrace, Dundee, Dundee City, DD4
Description
A man from Scotland has been sentenced after being found guilty of non recent child sexual offences in Keighley.
Alaistar Langlands age 74 of Finlarig Terrace, Dundee went on trial at Bradford Crown Court in August.
He was found guilty of 11 indecent assault offences against two male victims who were children at the time.
The offences happened between 1988 and 1993 when he was volunteering at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
Langlands was sentenced to 17 years and 4 months in prison in Bradford Crown Court yesterday (2 October). He was also given a sexual harm prevention order and made to sign the sex offenders register.
A victim personal statement was read out in court – an extract from it reads:
“He was an adult; I was a child. He was someone i should have been able to trust. He had all the power and control.
“I had no self-identity. I am only now starting to feel as though I'm finding myself, all these years later. I want to take back some control.”
Detective Constable Bethan Windsor of Bradford District’s Child Safeguarding Team said:
“It cannot be underestimated the sheer bravery of both these victims coming forward after so long and reporting these heinous crimes to us.
“They have managed to navigate the complexities of the criminal justice system and are now getting the justice they so rightly deserve.
“Langlands took advantage and abused these two boys when they should have been safeguarded.
“You could hear the devastating impact that this crime has had on his victims, from the victim impact statements.
“If you have been a victim of a sexual offence and haven’t yet reported it, we have specialist teams who will listen to you and support you throughout the process.”