A West Lothian Rapist, Lee Mulholland, who committed sexual assault and used the excuse of being overweight to avoid carrying out the attack has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment lasting seven and a half years.
Lee Mulholland was punished after being previously convicted of victimising two women.
Mulholland, who allegedly weighs 30 stone, asserted that if he had positioned himself on top of one of the victims, his considerable girth would have resulted in her inability to breathe.
However, the jurors reached a verdict of guilt for the 38-year-old individual from Armadale, West Lothian, for the charges of raping both the mentioned woman and the other woman.
He was additionally found guilty of exercising control and engaging in abusive conduct towards another individual.
The criminal incidents took place from 2019 to 2022 in West Lothian.
Lee Mulholland, who was undergoing prosecution for crimes against women during the time of these assaults, was sentenced to prison at the High Court in Glasgow.
Judge William Gallacher additionally mandated that the sex offender be subjected to surveillance for five years upon his release, owing to the significant threat he presents.
Both ladies previously recounted the suffering they endured at the hands of Lee Mulholland during a trial in Livingston.
He engaged in physical violence, used disparaging language against them, and experienced bouts of jealousy.
Several actions were recorded by a Ring doorbell camera that he had explicitly set to monitor one particular woman.
Following his unemployment, he coerced a target into obtaining money from family members to cover the cost of his Ford Focus ST vehicle.
Lee Mulholland aggressively behaved aggressively towards a pet canine by forcefully seizing its tail and applying pressure on its paws.
During the trial, Lee Mulholland provided testimony and asserted that any sexual interaction had been voluntary.
During his concluding statement, defence counsel Ian Duguid posed the question to the jurors: “Is it physically feasible for a man weighing 30 stones to overpower a woman who is merely five feet and two inches tall?”
“According to her account, she experienced trauma as she was unable to remove him physically and was unable to communicate verbally.”
According to Mr. Duguid’s testimony, Lee Mulholland continues to receive support from his mother and boyfriend.
During the sentencing, Judge Gallacher informed the sex attacker that he had carefully reviewed statements from the victims.
“They articulately depict the influence of your conduct on them, both during the commission of the offences and in the long run.”
“You are solely responsible for that.”
Lee Mulholland, who will be indefinitely listed as a sex offender, was also issued non-harassment orders prohibiting him from contacting either lady.
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