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| Paedophile jailed for sex attacks | Paedophile jailed for sex attacks |
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| A man has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to raping and sexually abusing a schoolgirl and indecently assaulting her friend. | A man has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to raping and sexually abusing a schoolgirl and indecently assaulting her friend. |
| Andrew McFadden, 57, of Toome Road, Ballymena, was also banned from having unsupervised contact with children and placed on the Sex Offenders register. | Andrew McFadden, 57, of Toome Road, Ballymena, was also banned from having unsupervised contact with children and placed on the Sex Offenders register. |
| Antrim Crown Court heard the offences took place two years ago when the girls were aged between 13 and 14. | Antrim Crown Court heard the offences took place two years ago when the girls were aged between 13 and 14. |
| McFadden had been convicted in 1991 of indecently assaulting two sisters. | McFadden had been convicted in 1991 of indecently assaulting two sisters. |
| 'Solitary existence' | 'Solitary existence' |
| A defence barrister said McFadden had been the victim of local harassment since his 1991 paedophilia conviction and had been "leading a sad and solitary existence". | A defence barrister said McFadden had been the victim of local harassment since his 1991 paedophilia conviction and had been "leading a sad and solitary existence". |
| McFadden pleaded guilty to raping one girl, indecently assaulting her on a number of occasions and indecently assaulting her friend during 2006 and the first half of 2007. | McFadden pleaded guilty to raping one girl, indecently assaulting her on a number of occasions and indecently assaulting her friend during 2006 and the first half of 2007. |
| A prosecuting QC said McFadden had befriended the girls and would often supply them with alcohol and cigarettes. | A prosecuting QC said McFadden had befriended the girls and would often supply them with alcohol and cigarettes. |
| The judge praised the actions of a husband and wife who had raised concerns about McFadden's behaviour after seeing him attempting to kiss and fondle one of the girls. | |
| Jailing McFadden, the judge told him it was clear that one of his victims in particular "was a vulnerable child of 13 - she was young and you were willing to take advantage of her". | Jailing McFadden, the judge told him it was clear that one of his victims in particular "was a vulnerable child of 13 - she was young and you were willing to take advantage of her". |
| He said McFadden's claims of being drunk at the time were "no possible excuse". | He said McFadden's claims of being drunk at the time were "no possible excuse". |
| The judge said the value of McFadden's guilty pleas were "of considerable weight", because if he had persisted with his initial denials, "the damage to these families would have been quite considerable". | The judge said the value of McFadden's guilty pleas were "of considerable weight", because if he had persisted with his initial denials, "the damage to these families would have been quite considerable". |
| McFadden will also serve three years of probation upon his release from prison. | McFadden will also serve three years of probation upon his release from prison. |