Dundee man handed 17 year prison term for non-recent child sex offences in Keighley
The 74 year old from Dundee has been found guilty of 11 indecent assault offences
A Dundee man is starting a 17 year four month prison term, after being convicted of non-recent child sex offences in Keighley.
74 year old Alaistar Langlands, of Finlarig Terrace, was convicted of 11 indecent assault offences against two boys.
It happened between 1988 and 1993 while he was volunteering at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
He was also handed a sexual harm prevention order and made to sign the sex offenders register at Bradford Crown Court.
In a statement read in court, the victim said: “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 West Yorkshire Police, 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.”