Woman tells of relief after Lanarkshire paedo bus driver is jailed 20 years after he abused her

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A Lanarkshire victim of a paedophile bus driver who abused three children has spoken of her relief after he was finally convicted two decades on.

Naomi Gibson bravely spoke out to police when she was assaulted by predator Craig Wallace in a van during a family trip to the football when she was just 11.But there was not enough evidence to convict the fiend at the time and he went on to rape two other youngsters.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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She told the Daily Record: “I was the first. I was the test subject for him and the fact this continued so long and he was free for a 20-year period is heartbreaking. “I just feel so sorry for the other girls.