A Lanarkshire rapist who was snared after his victim secretly used her phone to record him confessing to his crimes has been jailed.
James Armstrong told his victim that he knew having sex without her consent was “wrong”.The High Court in Edinburgh heard how the woman felt “disgusted” during one of the occasions the 30-year-old preyed on her at a house in South Lanarkshire village.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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My main priority now is trying to sort everything out with you. If you don’t want sex, you don’t want sex.”On Tuesday, jurors returned guilty verdicts to two charges of rape.His lawyer, Patricia Baillie, asked judge Fiona Tait to continue Armstrong’s bail - the court had earlier heard the accused was a first offender.But judge Tait refused to grant the request and sent Armstrong to prison ahead of sentencing later this year.She told him: “Mr Armstrong - given the nature of the offences to which you have been convicted of, I will defer sentence to call for a Criminal Justice Social Work Report and risk assessment.“I have been asked to continue your bail.
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