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Sisters raped as children vow to fight Scots abuser’s ‘pathetic’ five-year jail sentence

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Published date13 September 2021
Publication titleDaily Record, The / Sunday Mail: Web Edition Articles (Scotland)
Vile Robert Khan, 61, was convicted last month of a series ofassaultson the victims which began almost five decades ago – preying on one as her deaf mother slept in the same room.

But the siblings, who were just seven and nine when the abuse began, fear the jail term he was handed earlier this month will deter victims from seeking justice and have vowed to help campaign for tougher punishments for historical sex offenders.

The eldest of the sisters, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “Five years isn’t justice.

"He was convicted of four rapes and another assault charge on me. That’s basically a year for each time. We were gutted. It was just a kick in the teeth.

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“I don’t think victims are going to want to come forward when their abusers are being handed such pathetic, stupid sentences. The law needs to be changed.”

Khan, a grandfather and dad of six from Whitburn, West Lothian, was between 13 and 21 when he targeted the sisters.

One victim, now 55, told the High Court at Livingston that he started the abuse by sneaking into her bed and groping her before going on to have full sex with her.

The evidence of her younger sister, now 53, and suffering from psychiatric problems, was read to jurors from statements she gave to police.

She claimed Khan abused her in her mum’s bedroom while her mother, who was deaf, slept. She said the abuse started when she was nine and stopped when she turned 12.

She told her...

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