Police Scotland officer raped two women and subjected a third to domestic abuse

Former Police Scotland officer Cameron Ross, 39, has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of raping two women and subjecting a third to a campaign of domestic abuse

A police officer who raped two women and subjected a third to a series of domestic abuse has been imprisoned for 10 years.

Cameron Ross, 39, was an active Police Scotland officer when he committed the offences in Inverness and on the Isle of Lewis between 2012 and 2022. He was subsequently suspended and resigned from the force. Prosecutors stated he was accountable for “sustained offending” and consistently violated the law.

Ross, whose address was listed as Inverness, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday. He was convicted of five charges at a trial at the same court in May.

These encompassed two charges of rape and one of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, head of professional standards at Police Scotland, said: “Cameron Ross has been convicted for repeatedly abusing and sexually abusing women.

“We’ve worked closely with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to achieve this outcome.

“Ross was a serving officer at the time of these offences and when the report was received in June 2022, we immediately suspended him.

“He has since resigned from the service. If he had remained, we would have progressed gross misconduct proceedings and he would have been dismissed as his actions and behaviour will not be tolerated in Police Scotland.

“I want to thank those who came forward and recognise how difficult that can be when the perpetrator is a police officer.”

Faye Cook, the procurator fiscal for High Court sexual offences, stated: “Cameron Ross carried out deliberate and repeated acts of abuse against women over the course of a decade.

“This was sustained offending, which caused significant harm.

“As a police officer, he was in a position of trust. Instead of upholding the law, he chose to break it in a serious and persistent way.

“I would urge anyone affected by similar offending to come forward and report it.

“The Crown is committed to prosecuting those responsible for sexual and domestic abuse, regardless of who they are.”

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