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Kirkcaldy Rapist Who Spiked Women’s Drinks Given Nine Years in Jail, Two Years’ Supervision

CCTV evidence proved pivotal to securing the convictions.

Overview

  • The High Court in Kilmarnock imposed an extended sentence comprising nine years in custody and two years of supervision on Tuesday following his September convictions in Edinburgh.
  • In September 2023 he drugged two women he met at a Kirkcaldy nightclub, sexually assaulted one in the venue and raped the other at his nearby barber shop after she lost consciousness.
  • Investigators used extensive CCTV to track his movements, including evidence of him taking drinks to a toilet before returning them and carrying the unconscious victim into a back room.
  • He was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, and the court granted a non-harassment order with no time limit.
  • Prosecutors and police condemned his predatory offending while urging victims of similar crimes to report and access trauma-informed support.