31-year-old beggar identified as James Campbell has raped a 57-year-old woman, Miss Gray, who stopped by to help him.
Campbell, who lived with his mother in Paisley, Renfrewshire, was begging in the city when Gray stopped by to check on him.
Miss Gray had noticed he was not wearing a top although it was cold and raining. She asked him if he was alright and chatted with him for about 10 minutes before leaving.
But when she was leaving, Campbell followed her and refused to go away. As Gray walked past a lane, Campbell demanded a kiss before restraining and raping her.
Prosecutor Angela Gray said:
“He told the woman. ‘I love you. I want you to be my girlfriend,’ and she replied: ‘Don’t be daft. I don’t even know you.’”
While struggling with him, Gray repeatedly told him:
“Please don’t,” and “There is no need for this.” Miss Gray added: “She repeatedly told him to stop and that he was hurting her.
He did not stop and told her to shut up. A solicitor working in an office overlooking the lane saw the incident taking place and phoned the police.
Officers arrived to find Campbell raping the woman and dragged him off her. The woman was visibly shaken and upset.
Campbell told police: “She wanted rough sex so I gave it to her.”
The brutal rape was captured on CCTV and was described by Miss Gray as ‘graphic’.
Judge Lady Stacey has placed Campbell in custody on the sex offenders’ register.
Lady Stacey told Campbell, who has previous convictions: “In light of the seriousness of the crime and your fairly extensive previous convictions I will see if an extended sentence is required.”
