Police officer found guilty of raping woman and teenager

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

A police constable has been convicted of raping a woman and a teenage girl in Shetland.

Carmichael John Williamson, a police constable who has served for more than 10 years, was convicted of four offences: having sex with a 15-year-old girl in 2014, raping that girl between April 2014 and October 2015, and raping an adult woman on two separate occasions in 2020 and 2022. The jury found him guilty on all counts following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. The 32-year-old, from Burra, Shetland, had denied all the offences.

Williamson was remanded in custody after the verdict was delivered. Judge John Morris KC described the trial as 'very distressing and anxious'. He was placed on the sex offenders' register. Williamson, who is suspended from duty, will be sentenced at a later date after a background report has been prepared. He initially faced nine charges but five were dropped by the Crown before closing speeches.

How it is being reported

• Shetland police officer convicted of raping woman and teenage girlCarmichael John Williamson, 32, was remanded in custody after a jury found him guilty of three rapes and a further underage sex offence.Press and Journal · 15 Oct, 12:30
• Police officer guilty of raping teenage girl and woman in ShetlandCarmichael John Williamson was found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.BBC North East Orkney And Shetland · 15 Oct, 11:49

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