Navy Veteran Jailed For Sex Offences

Scott Forbes was sentenced at Edinburgh High Court (Picture: Police Scotland).

A Royal Navy veteran has been sentenced to nine years in prison for serious sexual offences against teenagers.

Former serviceman Scott Forbes, 49, was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl in Edinburgh and also found guilty of the serious sexual assault of another 14-year-old girl and possession of indecent images of children.

He was further convicted of filming a teenager as she undressed without her consent at her home in Midlothian, and pled guilty to taking indecent images of children.

The offences took place between November 2009 and May 2017.

The Navy veteran was sentenced at Edinburgh's High Court and registered as a sex offender.

Defence counsel David Nicholson said Mr Forbes continued to deny the serious sex offending.

He told the court that the veteran has a neurological condition and was previously diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), following service in Iraq and the Arabian Gulf.

Detective Sergeant Jonny Wright, of Edinburgh's Public Protection Unit, said: "Scott Forbes is a devious individual who took advantage of each of the victims' trust.

"I want to commend their bravery in coming forward, which has led to Forbes' conviction.

"I would also like to reassure any victims of sexual crime that there is no time limit to reporting offences and we will always investigate."