A man who repeatedly raped two little girls refused to be arrested by the police officers tasked with bringing him to justice, a court has heard.
Sebastian Plachta, 39, didn’t answer his door or phone to detectives who had gone to his house to detain him for preying on the children at places across Scotland, including the Highlands.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Plachta’s victims were aged nine and 10 when he started abusing them.
He subjected to them a series of serious sexual assaults at locations in Edinburgh, Falkirk and Fort William between September 2021 and July 2023.
On Thursday, prosecutor Lorraine Glancy KC told judge Lord Weir of how Plachta behaved when police became aware of his criminal activities.
She said: “The police attended at the home of the accused in Falkirk on September 6 2023 to arrest him.
“He refused to come to the door or answer his phone.
“He contacted officers after around four hours and made comments about ending his life. He further refused to respond to local officers.
‘A significant sentence of imprisonment is all but inevitable’
“Later that evening, other officers went to the accused’s house with authorisation to force the door.
“At this point the accused allowed them into his home and was arrested. After being afforded his rights he gave a no comment interview.”
Ms Glancy spoke moments after Plachta, of Falkirk, pleaded guilty to two charges of rape.
The court heard that Plachta is a Polish national who has settled in Scotland – prosecutors reckon he has been given indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
Lord Weir also heard that Plachta has one previous conviction for a domestically aggravated breach of the peace charge in 2009.
Ms Glancy added: “Police Scotland state that no criminal convictions have been reported to them from Poland.”
Lord Weir remanded Plachta in custody and deferred sentence to obtain reports about his background.
He told Plachta: “These are very serious and concerning offences for which you have been convicted of.
“A significant sentence of imprisonment is all but inevitable in the circumstances.
“However, you have not previously served a custodial term before so I must obtain a background report about your circumstances before passing sentence.”
Plachta will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on August 6 2023.
