Lewis man raped 15-
A Lewis supermarket worker raped a 15-
Joseph Shaw of 3 Doune Road, Bragar, Lewis, admitted the offence at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday.
The court heard two teenage friends had been drinking on the night of Friday 25th February and ended up in the house.
Shaw, who formerly worked at a Stornoway store, agreed they could stay overnight as they had missed the last bus.
He showed the girl to an upstairs bedroom where he held her down and raped her.
Shaw had recently moved into the house. The friend was uneasy over its sparsely furnished
interior and uncomfortable with his unkempt appearance. She went to check on the
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The friend called the police and the two girls left the house pretending they had arranged a lift.
Shaw also admitted indecency offences against a girl aged around 15 years, a nine-
He was remanded in custody while background reports are prepared and will be sentenced next month.