{"id":18370,"date":"2026-04-16T14:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18370"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:41:36","slug":"dundee-bodybuilder-jailed-for-six-years-after-throttling-girl-16-in-rape-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18370","title":{"rendered":"Dundee bodybuilder jailed for six years after throttling girl, 16, in rape attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A bodybuilder who throttled a 16-year-old girl during a rape attack has been jailed for six years. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Grannell first met his teenage victim when she joined a gym, and he was assigned as her personal trainer.<\/p>\n<p>The then 25-year-old became violent with the girl and put his hands around her throat during the assault at an address in Dundee on September 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>A judge told the 27-year-old that there was no alternative to a custodial sentence, given the seriousness of the offence and the harm caused.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Renucci said at the High Court in Edinburgh: \u201cShe was crying and telling you to stop, that she did not want it, but you ignored her and carried on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge said it was clear that the impact of the offending was significant and enduring.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement following the sentencing, the victim described Grannell as \u201cviolent, manipulative and dangerous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Grannell, formerly of Dundee, had denied assaulting and raping the teenager during an earlier trial, but was convicted of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Defence counsel Gary Allan KC said Grannell had no previous convictions that were of any relevance.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Allan said that numerous character references had been provided to the court on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Renucci told Grannell that he would be placed on the sex offenders\u2019 register indefinitely and made a non harassment order banning him from approaching, contacting or communicating with the victim.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement via law firm Digby Brown, the victim said: \u201cNicholas Grannell will only spend six years in jail, but he has put me in a life-long emotional prison I can never escape from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI struggle to understand why this happened to me and how the confident girl I was is now isolated from the life I enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrannell is a violent, manipulative and dangerous predator who abused his position to target me when I was just 16 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever be the same again, but I am dealing with what he did to me the best I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"whatsapp-callout mobile-only\">\n<h5>STV News is now on WhatsApp<\/h5>\n<p>Get all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCESJzKgsNvKKNOYO2r\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\"> <path d=\"M380.9 97.1C339 55.1 283.2 32 223.9 32c-122.4 0-222 99.6-222 222 0 39.1 10.2 77.3 29.6 111L0 480l117.7-30.9c32.4 17.7 68.9 27 106.1 27h.1c122.3 0 224.1-99.6 224.1-222 0-59.3-25.2-115-67.1-157zm-157 341.6c-33.2 0-65.7-8.9-94-25.7l-6.7-4-69.8 18.3L72 359.2l-4.4-7c-18.5-29.4-28.2-63.3-28.2-98.2 0-101.7 82.8-184.5 184.6-184.5 49.3 0 95.6 19.2 130.4 54.1 34.8 34.9 56.2 81.2 56.1 130.5 0 101.8-84.9 184.6-186.6 184.6zm101.2-138.2c-5.5-2.8-32.8-16.2-37.9-18-5.1-1.9-8.8-2.8-12.5 2.8-3.7 5.6-14.3 18-17.6 21.8-3.2 3.7-6.5 4.2-12 1.4-32.6-16.3-54-29.1-75.5-66-5.7-9.8 5.7-9.1 16.3-30.3 1.8-3.7.9-6.9-.5-9.7-1.4-2.8-12.5-30.1-17.1-41.2-4.5-10.8-9.1-9.3-12.5-9.5-3.2-.2-6.9-.2-10.6-.2-3.7 0-9.7 1.4-14.8 6.9-5.1 5.6-19.4 19-19.4 46.3 0 27.3 19.9 53.7 22.6 57.4 2.8 3.7 39.1 59.7 94.8 83.8 35.2 15.2 49 16.5 66.6 13.9 10.7-1.6 32.8-13.4 37.4-26.4 4.6-13 4.6-24.1 3.2-26.4-1.3-2.5-5-3.9-10.5-6.6z\"\/> <\/svg> <\/span> <span class=\"label\">Follow STV News<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"whatsapp-callout desktop-only\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h5>Follow STV News on WhatsApp<\/h5>\n<p>Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qr-code\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/wp-content\/themes\/stvnews\/static\/images\/whatsapp-qr.png\" alt=\"WhatsApp channel QR Code\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/north\/dundee-bodybuilder-jailed-for-six-years-after-throttling-girl-16-in-rape-attack\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bodybuilder who throttled a 16-year-old girl during a rape attack has been jailed for six years. 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