Ayr man jailed for 6 years after raping woman

A former airport boss from Ayr has been jailed for six years for raping a woman in his home.

Elliott Summers, 54, was found guilty after trial of the rape of a 51 -year-old woman on July 15, last year.

Judge Lord Kinclaven told first offender Summers: “You have been found guilty of a serious sexual offence and there is no alternative to a custodial sentence.”

Summers, who was yesterday placed on the sex offenders' register, worked at Glasgow Prestwick airport as general manager air traffic control and then in 2009 became managing director at Norwich Airport in England.

Recently he was working as a practice manager at a GP surgery in Glasgow.

Solicitor advocate Murray Macara QC said: “He maintains he did not rape this woman and maintains that whatever sexual conduct took place was of a limited nature and was consensual.

Mr Macara handed over a dozen testimonials from work colleagues of Summers.

The QC said that his client objected to some of the comments in the background report compiled on him which referred to him a displaying 'toxic masculinity” and described him as a misogynist.

He went on: “He worked as an air traffic controller and had senior managerial roles at two airports. "

During the trial Summers' victim told of how they met online and then she visited his cottage.

She took a bottle of wine for him and bottled water for herself

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she arrived around 7.30pm to 8pm and Summers, who was drunk, grabbed her and forcefully kissed her at the door.

He told her that he had been drinking at the pub since 12.30pm and she said he was so drunk he was unable to work the remote control for the television.

Summers, then put his hand inside her bra, made a disparaging comment about her nipples and suggested that she looked older than 51.

She said took her hand and took her into the bedroom which was pitch black and added: “I tried to push him away with both hands. I repeatedly said 'No, this is not happening.”

When Summers fell asleep his terrified victim managed to get out of the bed and get dressed.

The woman's daughter said her mother was 'distressed and crying' and told her she had been raped and police were called.

When quizzed by police Summers denied all responsibility for any rape and said that there was consensual sexual intercourse that evening