Paedophile’s grandson jailed for targeting girls aged 12 and 13

Todd Hume, preyed on one of his victims over the space of almost two years between January 2006 and December 2007.

The other young girl was subjected to one attack between October and November 2006.

The trial came less than a year after Hume’s grandfather John Hume was sentenced to five years at the High Court in Glasgow for abusing four girls.

Hume jnr, whose address was given as HMP Barlinnie, pled guilty to two charges of using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards the youngsters at properties in Glasgow’s west end, on the second day of his trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Both girls, aged 12 and 13 at the time of the incidents, gave evidence at the trial against Hume before he instructed his defence lawyer, solicitor advocate Tony Graham to tender pleas of guilty to the charges.

The younger of the two girls, who was attacked once, told the court she was “still playing with Barbies” at that age and described herself as being “innocent” then.

The court heard that Hume had no recollection of his actions.

The 23-year-old also admitted scaring young boys at a primary school last October, which breached bail conditions at the time.

Passing sentence yesterday Sheriff Sam Cathcart told Hume that there was no other way of dealing with him than by way of a custodial sentence.

He was jailed for a total of 26 months – 23 of which are for the sex attacks on his young victims, and three months for the school incident.