Airdrie man jailed for raping sleeping woman
24-year old Gordon Barclay assaulted the sleeping woman in May last year
Last updated 31st Aug 2018
A fork lift operator was jailed for four years for raping a sleeping woman. Gordon Barclay, 24, from Airdrie, was convicted of assaulting the 22-year-old student at a house in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, on May 20, last year.
At High Court in Glasgow Judge Sean Murphy QC told Barclay: “You took advantage of the complainer in her own home. You had been drinking heavily that may to some extent explain your actions.
“You have an impressive work record and have previously been of good character, but this must attract a custodial sentence.”
The victim told the court that while she was asleep Barclay removed her lower clothing and then raped her.
Defence counsel Rhonda Anderson said: “Mr Barclay maintains his innocence.''