MAGNUS BURGESS FROM QUENDALE AND THE SHETLAND ISLANDS ESCAPES JAIL DESPITE SEX CHARGE

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Shetland Islands Quendale Sexual Abuser
Magnus Burgess, a 56-year-old farmer from the Shetland Islands, specifically the Quendale area, has avoided imprisonment after admitting to a serious sexual offence committed against a teenage girl. The incident in question took place over two decades ago, and the case was brought before the High Court in Edinburgh. Despite the gravity of the charge, Burgess was granted a non-custodial sentence, a decision that has sparked considerable discussion and controversy.

During the court proceedings, Lord Brodie described the decision to forgo jail time as a
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