Overview
- Scott Ijomanta was sentenced on Friday, May 22, 2026, to ten years in prison after a High Court jury found him guilty of abduction, assault, rape and sending sexual communications to a child.
- The court heard he lured the 14-year-old to his flat in Maryhill, Glasgow, in August 2024 by posing as a 12-year-old on Snapchat, locked the door and then threatened, assaulted and raped her.
- Ijomanta committed the attack while on bail for earlier grooming incidents in 2023 when he used false profiles, bought train tickets for two girls and was stopped by police before they boarded.
- Judge Tom Hughes ordered post-release controls that include four years of supervision, placement on the sex offenders register and indefinite bans on approaching the victims, while the defendant refused to stand at sentencing.
- Police Scotland thanked the victims for their help and said the case highlights how predators use fake social media profiles to target children and the need for stronger pretrial safeguards and platform vigilance.