{"id":7969,"date":"2025-08-06T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7969"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:36:29","slug":"real-monster-targets-loch-ness-campsite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/real-monster-targets-loch-ness-campsite\/","title":{"rendered":"Real monster targets Loch Ness Campsite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An eight-year-old boy was sexually assaulted while camping at Loch Ness Bay campsite in Drumnadrochit, Highlands, between 00:20 and 01:00 on 31 July 2025.<\/p><div id=\"lochn-1390114992\" class=\"lochn-content lochn-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3003812232025940\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3003812232025940\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The boy\u2019s father, camping in a nearby tent, saw the suspect\u2014a white male, aged 30-50, about 5ft 10in, bald on top\u2014leaving the child\u2019s tent. 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