Sex attacker jailed for 'opportunistic assault' on sleeping woman
Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A Hamilton sex attacker has been jailed for an "opportunistic sexual assault on a young woman".Andrew Burnett, 64, burst into the woman's bedroom while she was sleeping and indecently assaulted her.Attending police officers found the victim curled up in a duvet and "crying uncontrollably" on the floor.Burnett, 64, of Gordon Terrace, admitted assaulting the woman on August 18, 2018.Jackson Bateman, defending, said his client had no record for similar offending and excessive drinking was the "trigger" for his behaviour.The solicitor told Hamilton Sheriff Court: "A criminal justice social work report