Schoolgirl gave birth after rape by babysitter

Published on Thursday 4 June 2009 09:35

A SCHOOLGIRL gave birth to a baby after being raped by a teenage boy at a house in West Lothian, a court has heard.

The High Court in Glasgow yesterday heard that the girl fell pregnant after being abused by Jason Middleton as he babysat her.

The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, decided to go ahead with the pregnancy.

The court was told she is now trying to come to terms with having the child adopted.

Middleton, 19, admitted raping the girl in September, 2005.

Prosecutor Jennifer Bain said: "She has tried to commit suicide on a numbers of occasions."

The court heard that DNA was taken which confirmed Middleton was the father.

Solicitor advocate Richard Goddard, defending Middleton, said: "My client was deprived of a normal upbringing. He had no moral framework."

Temporary judge Rita Rae QC placed Middleton, of Kerse Road, Grangemouth, on the sex offenders' register, but allowed him bail.

She deferred sentence until next month.

The defence will make their plea in mitigation then and also produce a psychological report on Middleton for the court.