“You treated your partners as mere objects for your own sexual gratification.”
Mark McMillan(Image: Supplied)
A bodybuilder was jailed for more than 11 years today for an 18-month reign of terror which saw him raping and sexually abusing three women. Mark McMillan strangled two of his victims, choking one so much she lost consciousness, and even sexually abused victims while they slept.
The 47-year-old also lashed out when he did not have access to cocaine. He left the women, who can’t be named for legal reasons, physically and mentally traumatised after attacking them at properties in Ayrshire.
The burly brute was blasted for his crimes and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life at the High Court in Kilmarnock. He was also banned from approaching or contacting them for the rest of his life and will be monitored in the community when released from prison.
A jury had earlier convicted him of abusing the trio while in relationships with them, between January 2022 and July 2023. They found him guilty of five charges following a trial at the High Court in Kilmarnock in December.
The dad-of-three appeared at the same court today, via video link, for sentencing. Lord Harrower said: “You were found guilty of five charges involving the rape and sexual assault of three women over the course of about 18 months, all aggravated by involving the abuse of your partner.
“Two charges were further aggravated by you being on bail at the relevant time. You are clearly someone capable of inspiring affection, even from different women at the same time.
“In the case of two of them, you placed your hands around their necks and applied pressure to such an extent that they could hardly breathe – in one instance causing a loss of consciousness.
“You treated your partners as mere objects for your own sexual gratification. You penetrated them in every conceivable orifice with your penis or your fingers, sometimes even when they were asleep.”
He said McMillan had also used “vile and derogatory language” to the women and had lashed out when he was unable to access cocaine. He imposed an extended sentence on McMillan, who attacked his victims in Stevenston and Kilwinning, which will see him supervised in the community.
Lord Harrower said: “I am imposing an extended sentence in order to protect women from serious harm from you when you are released.”
He will be monitored for three years in the community and was also placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely. And he was made the subject of indefinite Non-Harassment Orders, banning him from approaching or contacting his victims for the rest of his life.
He said it was necessary as McMillan, who maintains his innocence, had indicated he intended to confront one of his victims over her claims against him. Lord Harrower said he felt the sentences individually would have warranted sentences totalling 19 years.
But he said that “would be excessive” and imposed an “in cumulo sentence in relation to all five charges”. McMillan showed no emotion as he was told his sentence, which was backdated to November 2023, when he was first remanded in custody.
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