Former police officer jailed for raping sleeping woman

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 13:51 · Archive

Derek McNee, 43, has been jailed for seven years for raping a sleeping woman he had drugged.

Derek McNee, 43, has been jailed for seven years at the High Court in Glasgow for raping a sleeping woman. McNee, a former police officer who left Police Scotland in 2016, filmed himself committing the rape on his mobile phone. Police discovered four incriminating videos during a search of his phone. The victim had been rendered unconscious after McNee gave her drugs.

According to the court, McNee had asked the woman if she would be aroused if he performed sexual acts whilst she slept. She initially agreed and consented to him filming the acts. However, McNee later sent her the footage. When the victim viewed the clips, she asked him to delete them.

Judge David Young KC told McNee: "As you recognise, there can be no free agreement when someone is incapable to give consent." The judge noted the victim's two impact statements describing her misery and ongoing distress at McNee's hands. McNee was also convicted of harassment against another woman between 2021 and 2025, during which he contacted her almost 30 times in two days after discovering her new phone number. He pleaded guilty to possessing a stun gun discovered during a search of his car in August 2025. McNee has been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely and banned from contacting or approaching either victim. He will be monitored for 18 months following his release from prison.

How it is being reported

• Ex-police officer who filmed himself raping sleeping woman JAILEDA former police officer who filmed himself raping a sleeping woman has been jailed for seven years.Glasgow Times · 2 Nov, 12:34
• Former police officer who raped sleeping woman jailedThe 43-year-old was caught after police found four incriminating videos on his mobile phone.BBC Glasgow And West · 2 Nov, 12:32

In this story: Derek McNee · Police Scotland · High Court in Glasgow · East Dunbartonshire · Glasgow · Paisley

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