Man sentenced for rape and sexual crimes

A 72-year-old man has been sentenced to five years after he was convicted of rape and sexual crimes at the High Court in Glasgow.

Gordon Gerrard, was convicted of rape and five other sexual offences, on 18 November, 2021.  Today, he has been sentenced to five years for his crimes. This follows a two-year-long investigation by officers from Dundee's Child Protection Team. The offences were first reported to police in 2018.

Detective Constable Alan Shepherd said: “I want to thank the three victims for their courage and resolve throughout this investigation and court case.  Taking that first step of reporting abuse can be incredibly daunting and I want to commend them for their bravery in coming forward. They were subjected to abuse over a nine-year period, what they suffered is unimaginable and I hope that seeing Gerrard jailed brings them some sort of consolation now he is finally paying for his crimes.”