A shamed former SNP councillor who groomed and abused a string of teenage boys has been jailed for six years
.But, he went on to grope the final victim at food bank in the village in May 2020. Kerr denied the accusations and insisted he had been the target of a vendetta, which saw him forced out of his home of 32 years.
"You spent time with teenage boys, tried to engage them in sexually charged conversations and took advantage of opportunities to assault them. You took advantage of one of the boys while he was asleep and attempted to rape him." The then boy looked upon openly gay Kerr as a "mentor" as he came out himself. He said sexual activity with Kerr first took place at a disused quarry when he was 15.
He later confronted Kerr at knifepoint in the street. The victim's mother had also turned up and she witnessed her son yelling: "Tell my mum what you done to me." He was guilty of molesting one of them in the tent, but acquitted of raping another at that time. However, he did sexually assault the rape accuser in 2014 in Croy while he was asleep.
Kerr gave evidence during the trial and claimed he had been targeted after he had put a video of boys playing at a local disused quarry on his councillor Facebook page. He said this was done purely to warn parents of the dangers.
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