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Police officer guilty of raping teenage girl and woman in Shetland
Carmichael John Williamson was found guilty of the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh
A serving police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman in Shetland.
Carmichael John Williamson - known as John Williamson – was found to have engaged in sexual activity with a girl when she was under the age of 16 in 2014 and raped her between 2014 and 2015.
Williamson, of Burra, Shetland, also raped a second woman in 2020 and again in 2022 when she was intoxicated and unable to consent.
The 32-year-old had denied the offences but was found guilty by a jury following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. He will be sentenced on 8 December.
Williamson cried in the dock after being told he would be remanded in custody when the verdict was delivered.
He was handcuffed and said "I love you" to his partner as he was led away.
Judge John Morris KC described it as an "anxious and distressing" trial.
Williamson was initially charged with nine offences, but five were dropped by the Crown before the closing speeches.
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