Police officer convicted of raping teenage girl and woman

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 16:08 · Archive

A police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman in Shetland.

Carmichael John Williamson, a 32-year-old from Burra in Shetland, was found guilty of three counts of rape and a sexual offence involving a 15-year-old girl. A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh convicted him after he denied all allegations. He was also convicted of raping an adult woman on two occasions, and of raping her again in April 2022 when she was intoxicated and incapable of consenting; he was also convicted of slapping her face.

Williamson had been on bail throughout his trial. He was remanded in custody when the verdicts were returned and looked visibly upset as he was led from the dock in handcuffs. Judge John Morris KC remanded him pending a background report ahead of sentencing later this year, describing the case as 'very distressing and anxious'.

Williamson served as a police constable for more than a decade before being suspended from duty in January 2024. According to the court, he had no previous convictions or pending cases. The offences involving the teenage girl occurred at various locations across the islands between April and September 2014, with one rape occurring between April 2014 and October 2015.

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• Predatory police officer locked up after raping woman and teenage girl in ShetlandA predatory police officer has been locked up for raping a woman and a teenage girl in sex assaults in Shetland.Daily Mail · 15 Oct, 15:53
• Police officer found guilty of raping teenage girl and womanA police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman.Sky News · 15 Oct, 10:43

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