A former Police Scotland officer has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of raping two women and subjecting a third to years of domestic abuse.
Cameron Ross, 39, was a serving police officer when he committed the offences in Inverness and on the Isle of Lewis between 2012 and 2022.
Ross was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday after being found guilty of five charges during a trial at the same court in May.
The charges included two counts of rape and one of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Prosecutors described Ross as being responsible for “sustained offending”, saying he repeatedly abused his position of trust and persistently broke the law.
Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, head of Professional Standards at Police Scotland, said: “Cameron Ross has been convicted for repeatedly abusing and sexually abusing women.
“We’ve worked closely with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to achieve this outcome.
“Ross was a serving officer at the time of these offences and when the report was received in June 2022, we immediately suspended him.
“He has since resigned from the service. If he had remained, we would have progressed gross misconduct proceedings and he would have been dismissed, as his actions and behaviour will not be tolerated in Police Scotland.
“I want to thank those who came forward and recognise how difficult that can be when the perpetrator is a police officer.”
A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: “This was sustained offending, which caused significant harm.
“As a police officer, he was in a position of trust. Instead of upholding the law, he chose to break it in a serious and persistent way.
“I would urge anyone affected by similar offending to come forward and report it.
“The Crown is committed to prosecuting those responsible for sexual and domestic abuse, regardless of who they are.”