A serial rapist who continues to protest his innocence and blame his victims has been jailed.
Logan Doig was handed a 12-and-a-half year extended sentence at the High Court in Glasgow after being convicted of raping and sexually assaulting four women, and sexually assaulting a fifth.
In addition, the 23-year-old was also found guilty of the non-sexual assault of a woman.
He was convicted of 12 separate offences which took place across Tayside and Edinburgh between 2015 and 2020. The crimes were committed while he was aged between 15 and 21.
Nine-and-a-half years of his sentence will be spent in custody. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
Judge Lord Clark told the court that he had given “careful consideration” to the guidelines on sentencing under-25s in Scotland.
The Scottish Sentencing Council guidelines note that young people are generally less able to exercise good judgement when making decisions, are more vulnerable to negative influences such as peer pressure and exploitative relationships, may be less able to think about the consequences of their actions, and may take more risks.
Lord Clark stated: “That guideline explains that your age at the time of the offences should result in the sentence being lower than that for an older person committing the same offences.”
The judge noted that Doig had accepted responsibility for the assault charge, branding his own behaviour “childish and immature”. However, he continues to deny the rape and sexual assault convictions.
Lord Clark added: “Indeed you have blamed the female victims, saying they made false allegations.”
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The judge said given Doig’s denial, it is “not clear” how rehabilitation will be able to take place.
He said: “In view of the type of offences for which you have been convicted and the repeated pattern of them, with some of them aggravated by abusive behaviour, and your lack of remorse or empathy for your victims, I conclude that you present the level of risk to the safety of women that makes an extended sentence necessary for the protection of the public.”
Lord Clark highlighted the victim impact statements, stating that these types of serious crimes “can have a long-term impact”.
He added: “I hope that the closure of this case will assist these young women.”
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Following the court case, Detective Inspector Gordon Patullo said Doig will now “face the consequences of his deplorable behaviour”.
He added: “I hope the verdict will allow the victims some form of closure and enable them to move forward in their lives.
“This should also send a clear message to others that any type of sexual or violent abuse will not be tolerated.
“We treat all reports of sexual crime seriously, with the utmost professionalism and sensitivity, and we will thoroughly investigate in order to bring perpetrators of such crimes to justice.”
