A serial rapist who attacked three children in Dundee has failed in a bid to clear his name.
James Fearn, 71, was locked up last year for the repeated rape and sexual assault of three children at addresses in Dundee between the 1970s and 1980s.
Fearn, a former Dundee City Council employee, lodged an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
But judges rejected his appeal and he will continue to serve his six-year prison sentence. Fearn, of Arklay Terrace, was jailed in May last year after being found guilty by a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Two of his victims, sisters Brenda Robbins and Jacqueline McComiskie – who waived their right to anonymity – previously said they were “absolutely gutted” by Fearn’s intention to appeal.
Brenda, 52, was just 11 when Fearn started abusing her, with the attacks taking place between 1977 and 1981.
Fearn’s assaults on Jacqueline, 50, began when she was nine.
The third victim was under 16 when Fearn began a three-year catalogue of abuse.
At the time of Fearn’s sentencing, a spokesman for NSPCC Scotland said: “Fearn’s denial of his crimes forced his victims to relive in court the horrific assaults he subjected them to over many years, and their courage in coming forward should be commended.
“He altered three girls’ lives forever and that should never be forgotten.”
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