Inverness Serial Rapist Gets Life
Andrew Peters was convicted of raping 2 women between 2011 and 2013.
A man who raped two women and forced one of them to scrub bloodstains from her body has been given a lifelong restriction order.
Andrew Peters, 34, raped a 26-year-old woman in her home in Inverness on the morning of March 9, 2011, following an earlier argument, the Crown Office said.
On November 4 the following year he raped a 47-year-old woman who he met in a bar and took to his home.
The attack lasted several hours and afterwards he forced his victim to scrub bloodstains from her body and around the property, in an attempt to remove any forensic evidence.
He also threatened her with violence if she told anyone about the incident.
He was convicted of both rapes in Inverness on July 31, 2013, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
When he appeared for sentencing at the court today he was ordered to serve at least seven years and six months behind bars, the Crown Office said.
He was also given an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR), meaning that once he is deemed safe to be released he will be subject to continuing risk assessments, and was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register.
Speaking after the sentencing, Andy Shanks, Procurator Fiscal High Court for the north of Scotland said: The actions of Andrew Peters have devastated the lives of two women but it is thanks to these women, who were brave enough to report their horrific ordeals, that we have been able to bring him to justice.
Victims can have confidence that their cases will be handled by specialists who are committed wherever possible to bringing those who commit sexual offences of any kind to justice.''