A TEENAGE boy who was convicted of sexually abusing two schoolboys aged seven and 10 has been sentenced to four years detention.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, committed the offences in Stirlingshire between 2016 and 2017.

At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Robert Weir QC ordered the teenager, who is considered to be at high risk of re-offending, to be monitored in the community for two years after his release.

He continues to deny the charges, but was found guilty after trial of raping the seven-year-old boy and attempting to rape the 10-year-old.

Judge Weir told the accused: “The rape and attempted rape occurred when you were around 15 years of age. Given you age these offences were opportunistic rather than planned.

“You are assessed as posing a significant risk of other sexual offending. You present a risk of serious harm to the public.”

The court heard that the teenager had a troubled childhood and claimed he was himself sexually abused when a child.

He was placed on the sex offenders' register.