Police Welcome 20 Year Sentence For Rapist

Police in Tayside are praising the courage and bravery of several women - for helping bring a serial rapist to justice. They also hope the 20 year sentence handed to Allan Johnstone yesterday - will encourage more domestic abuse sufferers to come forward. The 50 year old was earlier convicted of 26 offences - which took place over three decades in Dundee and Forfar. A police spokeswoman said: "From the commencement of the enquiry in December 2013, it was identified that Allan Johnstone had, throughout his adult life, been a violent and sexual abuser of women who controlled his partners through fear." "The aim of Police Scotland is to keep people safe. "One of our key priorities is to tackle domestic abuse by bringing offenders like Allan Johnstone to justice." Detective Chief Inspector Sam McCluskey of Police Scotland's Domestic Abuse Task Force added: "As can be seen, Allan Johnstone is a particularly dangerous individual who has abused his domestic partners throughout his adult life. "I would like to thank these women for the courage and strength they have shown in coming forward and in doing so, helping ensure that Johnstone has been brought to justice. I hope that this will encourage anyone who may be suffering domestic abuse to come forward in the confidence that they will be treated with respect and dignity and their complaint will be taken seriously. "