Edinburgh DJ who confessed to raping woman during Youtube interview jailed
Craig Strachan, 33, targeted the victim at an address in Edinburgh in 2013
Last updated 15th Oct 2024
An Edinburgh DJ - turned “forgiveness life coach” - who confessed on Youtube to raping a woman while she slept has been jailed for 6 years.
Craig Strachan, now 33, attacked his victim in 2013 at his flat in the capital.
Speaking in 2022 to the “I'mPossible Conversation” Youtube channel, he said he’d “forgiven himself".
He said he discovered God in 2019, and "kept getting all of these horrible feelings, I was getting well-known in Edinburgh, I was getting really popular and had this kind of shadow behind me".
He said it was "eating me inside" and he was "dying" and "contemplating suicide".
Strahcan climbed into her bed uninvited and touched her on the body while she was asleep and unable to consent.
After the woman woke up, he raped her.
Strachan was today (Tuesday) sentenced at the High Court in Stirling after previously being found guilty following a trial in Livingston.
His name has been added to the sex offenders register indefinitely.
A non-harassment order, banning Strachan from contacting or attempting to contact the victim, was granted for a period of 20 years.
Scotland’s Procurator Fiscal for High Court Sexual Offending, Katrina Parkes said: “Craig Strachan is a predatory individual who attacked the victim while she was sleeping.
“This type of offending has no place in Scotland and prosecutors within COPFS are committed to pursuing justice for victims of such crimes.
“I would encourage all victims or witnesses of similar offending to come forward, report their experiences and seek support.
“You will be taken seriously, listened to, and we will use all the tools available to us to pursue justice.”