A PERVERT who carried out a sex attack on a sleeping teenager and then treated him to a McDonald's is behind bars.

Barry Donnelly, 41, preyed on the 17-year-old boy at his home in Glasgow on September 12 2022.

Donnelly initially groped his terrified victim on his bed before performing a sex act on him.

Matters arose following an afterparty for Donnelly's mother's birthday which took place at a social club.

Former hospital theatre assistant Donnelly entered his bed where the boy was already asleep.

Prosecutor Sean Docherty grilled Donnelly under cross-examination during his evidence at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The fiscal depute said: "The boy stated that he was lying in your bed and while he was sleeping you put your hand down his trousers.

"You put your hands down his boxers and touched his genitals.

"He fell asleep and on a second occasion you took advantage of him and you pulled his joggers down."

Mr Docherty then described the sex act Donnelly did on the boy which he refuted took place.

Donnelly claimed that he drove the boy home later that morning and stopped off at a McDonald's along the way.

Mr Docherty said: "The boy stated in his evidence that while he was in the car, he was still in shock and he can't really remember saying much."

Donnelly stated that the boy gave him a cuddle before he dropped him off.

However, the fiscal depute put it to Donnelly that when the boy got home, he broke down in tears in front of his dad and stated he was sexually assaulted.

Mr Docherty asked: "That's a drastic change in position?"

Donnelly replied: "Yes."

Donnelly further claimed that the boy had lied to the court despite his DNA being on his victim.

Chris Broadley, defending, earlier asked his client: "Ladies and gentlemen have heard evidence about certain things that happened, do you accept any of that happened?"

Donnelly replied: "No."

Donnelly was unanimously found guilty of a single charge of sexually assaulting the boy after jurors deliberated for around an hour.

Cheers and shouts of "Yes" were heard in the public gallery after the verdict was delivered.

It was revealed that Donnelly has previous convictions for theft and a road traffic matter.

Sheriff Matthew Jackson KC said: "In the circumstances of an offence such as this which is grave, I refuse bail."

Sentencing was deferred pending background reports until next month.