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Double rapist Sean Moynihan faces life detention | Double rapist Sean Moynihan faces life detention |
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A man who was jailed for raping a teenage girl in 2009 could be jailed for life after raping another teenager on a cycle path in Renfrewshire. | A man who was jailed for raping a teenage girl in 2009 could be jailed for life after raping another teenager on a cycle path in Renfrewshire. |
Sean Moynihan, 30, was convicted of raping the woman, 18, at knifepoint in Johnstone on 2 October 2014. | Sean Moynihan, 30, was convicted of raping the woman, 18, at knifepoint in Johnstone on 2 October 2014. |
He is later thought to have trawled her Facebook page for information to support claims the sex was consensual. | He is later thought to have trawled her Facebook page for information to support claims the sex was consensual. |
Judge Bill Dunlop described Moynihan as "a very dangerous young man" and deferred sentence to a later date. | Judge Bill Dunlop described Moynihan as "a very dangerous young man" and deferred sentence to a later date. |
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Moynihan was armed with a "rape kit" - including a knife and condoms - when he targeted the young woman. | The High Court in Glasgow heard that Moynihan was armed with a "rape kit" - including a knife and condoms - when he targeted the young woman. |
Victim's evidence | Victim's evidence |
The victim was walking on the cycle track and recalled initially seeing Moynihan in front of her. | The victim was walking on the cycle track and recalled initially seeing Moynihan in front of her. |
The teenager thought he was stopping for a rest while out jogging. | The teenager thought he was stopping for a rest while out jogging. |
Moynihan disappeared from view, but the victim wept as she told the court of then being grabbed from behind and a knife put to her neck. | Moynihan disappeared from view, but the victim wept as she told the court of then being grabbed from behind and a knife put to her neck. |
Moynihan - who also wanted money and ordered the young woman to be quiet - forced her off the path and told her to strip naked. | Moynihan - who also wanted money and ordered the young woman to be quiet - forced her off the path and told her to strip naked. |
The victim told the trial: "I was crying as I started taking my clothes off. I was saying: 'why are you doing this?' | The victim told the trial: "I was crying as I started taking my clothes off. I was saying: 'why are you doing this?' |
"He said: 'Don't ask silly questions or I will stab you.'" | "He said: 'Don't ask silly questions or I will stab you.'" |
Moynihan made her sit on a jumper he had put on the ground before he initially started molesting the terrified teenager. | Moynihan made her sit on a jumper he had put on the ground before he initially started molesting the terrified teenager. |
Recalling then being raped, the young woman said: "There were tears coming out of my eyes - I was scared. It went on for about five minutes" | |
Victim hysterical | Victim hysterical |
She eventually escaped when he allowed her to leave. The hysterical girl then met a friend and ran to him for safety. | She eventually escaped when he allowed her to leave. The hysterical girl then met a friend and ran to him for safety. |
The victim said she was a "mess" by the time her parents came to collect her. | The victim said she was a "mess" by the time her parents came to collect her. |
Her mum told the jury: "She said that she had been raped and that was when she fell into my arms. I felt sick. | Her mum told the jury: "She said that she had been raped and that was when she fell into my arms. I felt sick. |
The jury watched Moynihan's police interview in which he claimed he had met her weeks earlier outside a local supermarket. | The jury watched Moynihan's police interview in which he claimed he had met her weeks earlier outside a local supermarket. |
Moynihan then told detectives how he happened to bump into her at the cycle track - and within minutes they were having consensual sex. | Moynihan then told detectives how he happened to bump into her at the cycle track - and within minutes they were having consensual sex. |
The sex attacker named the teenager and insisted she had casually chatted about her mum's job, an ex-boyfriend and how she got on with her family. | The sex attacker named the teenager and insisted she had casually chatted about her mum's job, an ex-boyfriend and how she got on with her family. |
But, it is thought Moynihan trawled the victim's Facebook page shortly after the rape for information. | But, it is thought Moynihan trawled the victim's Facebook page shortly after the rape for information. |
Prosecutors described this as a "cover-up" in a bid to fool detectives into believing what happened was consensual. | Prosecutors described this as a "cover-up" in a bid to fool detectives into believing what happened was consensual. |
Moynihan said he had gone on to Facebook, but to "let her down gently" as he did not see anything between them being "long term". | Moynihan said he had gone on to Facebook, but to "let her down gently" as he did not see anything between them being "long term". |
Previous conviction | Previous conviction |
Moynihan was jailed at the high court in 2009 after raping a 16-year-old girl, who thought his car was a taxi. | Moynihan was jailed at the high court in 2009 after raping a 16-year-old girl, who thought his car was a taxi. |
He drove her to Gleniffer Braes in Paisley before forcing the teenager to have sex. | He drove her to Gleniffer Braes in Paisley before forcing the teenager to have sex. |
At the time of the latest rape, he was under supervision and on the sex offenders' register. | At the time of the latest rape, he was under supervision and on the sex offenders' register. |
Following his conviction, judge Bill Dunlop told Moynihan: "You have been convicted of rape for the second time. | Following his conviction, judge Bill Dunlop told Moynihan: "You have been convicted of rape for the second time. |
"The nature of this offence shows beyond doubt that you are a very, very dangerous young man. | "The nature of this offence shows beyond doubt that you are a very, very dangerous young man. |
"The degree of planning to avoid detection can only be described as chilling." | "The degree of planning to avoid detection can only be described as chilling." |
Prosecutor Alison Di Rollo moved for a full risk assessment to be carried out on Moynihan prior to sentencing later this year. | Prosecutor Alison Di Rollo moved for a full risk assessment to be carried out on Moynihan prior to sentencing later this year. |
This could eventually lead to an Order for Lifelong Restriction being imposed meaning Moynihan may never be freed. | This could eventually lead to an Order for Lifelong Restriction being imposed meaning Moynihan may never be freed. |
It later emerged that Moynihan has also been convicted for assault and a string of violent offences. | It later emerged that Moynihan has also been convicted for assault and a string of violent offences. |
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