Scots care home beast jailed for grooming, abusing and raping young girls

A care worker has been jailed for grooming, assaulting and raping young girls in a Scottish home.

Alexander Boyd targeted the teenagers while working at residential unit for looked after children in Oban.

The 56-year-old, who is known as Sandy, repeatedly failed to impose and respect appropriate boundaries.  

He bought mobile phone top up cards so he could maintain contact with one child and even drove them both around in his personal vehicle. 

One of his victims died before the trial began but helped convict him from beyond the grave as her handwritten statement and recorded police interview were used. 

Boyd sexually abused and raped both girls on various occasions between 1999 and 2001 and was found guilty of four charges on last year after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.  

He was arrested and charged in November 2022. 

Today, January 7, 2026, he was given a 10-year extended sentence with eight years in custody at the same court.

His name has been added to the sex offenders register indefinitely and a Non-Harassment Order was also granted.  

Faye Cook, Procurator Fiscal for High Court Sexual Offences, said:  "Alexander Boyd exploited a position of trust to systematically groom and sexually abuse vulnerable girls, who should have been safe under his care at the residential unit. 

"One of the survivors has shared a message to others impacted by sexual abuse: 

'We should never carry the shame of what others have done to us, that shame belongs only to them. Our voices are our power, and silence is the only power they ever had'. 

“Boyd will now face the consequences of his actions which I hope brings some comfort to all those affected by his criminal behaviour. 

“COPFS remains committed to prosecuting child abusers and supporting victims throughout the criminal justice process."