0h 12min, mar 13, 2026 y - Trans Rapist Jailed for 9 years

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A transgender woman who carried out a series of sex attacks on young girls has been jailed for nine years.

Serenity Francis Johnston, 34, abused three children, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in Livingston, West Lothian, between November 2006 and April 2012.

Johnston targeted girls who were aged between eight and 15. The attacks included sexual assaults and rape.

At the High Court in Edinburgh, Johnston - a biological male formerly known as David who now identifies as a woman - was jailed for nine years with the judge saying the victims were "robbed" of their innocence and happiness.

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