Man jailed after sexual assault on woman after first date in Glasgow
Steven McGinley had just met his victim when he attacked her last September
Last updated 3rd Dec 2019
A man who sexually assaulted a woman after going out on a date with her in Glasgow has been jailed for 15 months.
Steven McGinley, 34, pounced on his 23-year-old female victim at his flat in Whiteinch last September.
The woman fled to a nearby chip shop to escape.
The pair had been out at bars enjoying themselves but when they arrived at his home McGinley began acting strangely.
When she tried to leave McGinley, who has a previous conviction for a sexual offence, told her he would decide when she could go.
He pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to carrying out a sexual assault.
The court heard McGinley and the woman met on an online dating website and met at Partick train station before heading to local bars.
At around 10pm the woman decided to leave and McGinley offered to get her a taxi to the railway station. But on the way he asked to be dropped off at his house to “collect a jacket.”
Prosecutor Amanda Gallagher said: “The woman went to the toilet and when she returned McGinley’s shoes were off.
“She asked when they were leaving and that’s when McGinley acted particularly erratic.
“He was saying things that didn’t make sense.”
The woman asked McGinley about them heading to the train station, and he replied: “Yes, but I didn’t say when.”
McGinley then jumped on top of the woman and sexually assaulted her.
He spat on her face and she fought him off before fleeing.
She ran to a “chip shop close to McGinley’s house” and phoned a taxi.
The driver described the woman as “crying hysterically.”
Miss Gallagher said: “There was contact through text after he incident in which McGinley apologised for his behaviour.”
Defence lawyer, Graham Bryson, told the court that McGinley’s behaviour was unacceptable.
He added: “The night was enjoyed by both parties and my client has no explanation why his behaviour became so bad.
“People would say it was bizarre.
“He apologises for the distress and fright caused to the woman.”
Sheriff Johanna Johnson told McGinley: “You have accepted responsibility for a very unpleasant sexual assault.
“This was a sexual offence that caused distress and humiliation for a young woman.”
McGinley, a construction engineer, was also placed on the sexual offenders' register for 10 years.
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