A man who raped a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years.

Jarrid Duff, 26, attacked the teenager twice at a house in Dumfries in January.

Duff was said to be heavily under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time of the serious sex assaults.

At the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday, Judge Lord Clark said: “Your conduct was appalling.

“The young girl had trusted you, but you subjected her to a terrifying ordeal – violent rapes causing injury.

“You set up the opportunity to carry out the acts and you controlled the event.”

As well as two rapes, Duff also admitted being abusive, threatening and violent towards the teen.

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Duff was handed a 10-year extended sentence with seven years in jail and an additional three years under supervision upon his release back into the community.

Lord Clark told the accused he would have been facing 10 years in jail had he not pleaded guilty.

The sentence was backdated to January when he was first remanded in custody.

Duff was also placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.

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The judge told Duff, who already had a number of previous convictions for violence, that the incident would have had a “significant impact” on the victim’s physical and psychological well-being.

Lord Clark added: “You know that what you did had a serious impact on this young girl’s life.

“You take full responsibility for your conduct and you express empathy and remorse.

“You recognise that you will live with this guilt and shame for the rest of your life.”

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