Tesco Inshes in Inverness was site of schoolgirl being sexually assaulted while shopping for Christmas jumpers
A young girl who was desperate to look at Christmas jumpers was sexually assaulted by a teenager as she ran over to her mother to show her one she liked.
In the dock at Inverness Sheriff Court was 18-year-old Cody Grassick, of Kenneth Street, Inverness who pleaded guilty to placing his hand on the youngster's private parts over her clothing in Tesco Inshes on November 30, 2023.
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The girl, who was under 13 at the time, was very scared after the incident and pulled his hand away. She then immediately told her mother who informed store staff and the management, fiscal depute Adelle Gray told Sheriff Gary Aitken.
Ms Gray added that Grassick altered the direction he was moving in the clothing area to intercept the little girl and touch her without saying a word. He left the store but was later arrested.
Sentence was deferred until March 13 for a background report and a sex offenders’ rehabilitation programme assessment.
Grassick's bail was continued and he was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register with immediate effect.