Beauly pervert raped girl (13) at hotel in Livingston
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A pervert raped a 13-year-old girl in a hotel and threatened to share intimate pictures of her.
Joshua Pemberton (26), attacked the girl at a Travelodge in Livingston on January 22, 2022.
Pemberton, of Beauly, raped the girl and followed her into a bathroom where he put his arms around her.
Pemberton had on earlier occasions taken intimate images of the girl and sent written sexual communications to her.
Pemberton went on to disclose and threatened to disclose intimate images of the girl between the day of the rape and June 22, 2022.
He threatened to share the images of her if she did not have sex with him or send further intimate pictures.
Pemberton did send the images to others.
He is also charged with meeting the girl with intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity with her or in her presence.
Pemberton had sex with two other girls aged between 14 and 15 at properties in Inverness.
The charges span between January and June 2022.
One of the girls was also followed into a shower by Pemberton and kissed on the mouth.
A fourth teenage girl was also sent sexual communications by Pemberton in June 2022.
He also made intimate recordings of her and threatened to disclose them to her friends.
Pemberton pled guilty today at the High Court in Glasgow to a total of 16 charges.
Pemberton was jailed for 27 months in 2018 after he threatened to rape and drown a 13-year-old if she did not send him indecent images of herself.
He was jailed for two years in 2019 for a similar offence.
Sentence was deferred until next month where more information regarding the circumstances of his latest offences will be heard.
Pemberton had his remand in custody continued meantime by Judge Lady Stacey.
