 | Robert Foye had absconded from Castle Huntly on two occasions |
A man who raped a schoolgirl after absconding from an open prison had previously gone on the run, the High Court in Edinburgh has heard. Robert Foye, 28, admitted raping the 16-year-old in Cumbernauld in August, 2006 while serving a 10-year sentence for attempting to murder a detective.
Lady Smith said Foye had previously absconded from Castle Huntly in 2005.
The judge said he will be sentenced on 6 May and told him she was considering a life-long restriction order.
Lady Smith said Foye had been assessed as posing "a very high risk of further violent offending".
Urgent review
She called for a full report from a psychologist accredited by the Risk Management Authority.
The court heard Foye had promised not to abscond again and had tested positive for drugs before absconding for a second time.
Foye was allowed out of Castle Huntly, near Dundee, to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting but did not return.
He admitted raping the girl - six days later - on 24 August on a path near Dowanfield Road, Cumbernauld.
In January, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced that an urgent review would be carried out to see what lessons could be learned.
Foye was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2002 for attempting to murder a detective who challenged him over a stolen car.
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