DANGEROUS PAEDOPHILE CONVICTED OF A STRING OF HORROR ATTACKS

Vile Craig Dunsmore was convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh over a number of sex crimes, including the rape of a woman in Edinburgh in January 2019.

Craig Dunsmore was branded 'a dangerous individual' (Image: Police Scotland)

A 'dangerous' paedophile has been branded 'depraved' after being convicted of a string of horror offenses including rape.

Vile Craig Dunsmore was convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh over a number of sex crimes, including the rape of a woman in Edinburgh in January 2019.

The 27-year-old was also found with a stash of indecent images of children as well as being found guilty of online offences involving indecent communications.

Police said Dunsmore, who was branded 'a dangerous individual', was 'motivated purely to satisfy his own depraved sexual gratification.'

They also praised the bravery of the female victims who came forward to get justice for Dunsmore's evil actions.

Detective Inspector George Calder of the Edinburgh City Divisional Rape Investigation Unit said: "Craig Dunsmore is a dangerous individual whose actions were motivated purely to satisfy his own depraved sexual gratification.

"The bravery of the females involved in initially coming forward then subsequently throughout the police investigation and legal proceedings is to be commended and will now mean he faces the consequences of his behaviour.

“We are committed to bringing all perpetrators of sexual abuse to justice and I would urge anyone who wishes to report sexual crime, either direct to police or through a third sector agency, regardless of when it happened."

Dunsmore will return to court for sentencing at a later date.