A man who attempted to force the woman he sexually assaulted to drink water from a toilet has been jailed for abusing four people.
Scott Green, 29, targeted his four victims, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at locations in Dundee and Fife in a campaign of terror which lasted between 2013 and 2021.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Green forced one of his victims to stand naked in a cupboard before touching her breasts.
He also forced the same woman to pretend to be a dog and attempted to force her to drink water from a toilet bowl. Green also strangled her and placed her life in danger.
On another occasion, Green subjected a woman to an assault which saw him strike her head against a door frame before placing her life in danger by seizing her by the neck. He repeatedly punched her and spat on her face.
He also targeted a man and subjected him to a terrifying attack which saw him punching him on the head and strangling him. He also physically assaulted another man in another sickening attack.
Green denied any wrongdoing. But on Friday, Green, a prisoner of HMP Perth, was convicted of a total of 14 charges which included details of sexual and physical attacks.
He was also convicted on charges of of breach of the peace, drug possession and breaching bail. The verdicts came at the end of a trial in which Green denied any wrongdoing.
A jury heard how Green, who originally came from Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire, was brought to justice after police became aware of his activities. Detectives launched an investigation and managed to collect enough evidence to bring him to court.
The court heard that Green targeted his first victim, a man, at Townhill Loch in Dunfermline. He repeatedly punched him on the head, repeatedly threatened to kill him, before strangling him. The jury heard how the man’s life was put in danger by the attack.
Green then subjected another woman at a location in Dundee to more physical abuse in November 2015.
He struck her head against a door frame before grabbing her neck and causing her breathing to be restricted. Green also threatened to kill the woman before spitting on her face.
Giving evidence about the attack, the woman, who is aged 34, told prosecutor Gavin Dewar: “I was punched. I was grabbed. I had a panic attack. I couldn’t breathe. There was blood coming from my throat and my nose.”
With the other woman, Green tried to get her to drink water from a toilet at a house in Dundee. He forced her to stand naked in a cupboard before sexually assaulting her. Green also kicked her pet dog.
The police became aware of his activities and launched an investigation into his behaviour. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
Green maintained his innocence throughout proceedings. He told the court that he had met the woman who he tried [to make] drink water from the toilet in 2019 in Perth.
He denied assaulting her and said: "There was no violence whatsoever." He maintained that he did not bite her and was not bad to her pet dog, stating: "I was never around this dog."
Green also denied that he had forced the woman to act like a dog. He said: "I have no idea why she would say I was forcing her to act like a dog."
He said he had punched the woman on one occasion "in defence" when she started punching him in the shoulder, on which surgery had been performed.
"When she hit me she dislocated my shoulder. I was in a great deal of pain," he said. Jurors refused to believe his claims of innocence and convicted him on Friday afternoon.
Following conviction, Mr Dewar passed a record of previous convictions for Green to temporary judge Tom Hughes. Defence advocate Tony Lenehan KC told judge Hughes that his client had previously served a prison sentence.
Mr Lenehan urged judge Hughes to obtain a background report before proceeding to sentencing. He added: “Scott Green is an adult who has been in prison on a previous occasion albeit for a short time.
“But you may want to obtain a report so that you can assess the level of risk that he poses.” Mr Lenehan said he’d reserve any mitigation until after the report had been obtained.
Judge Hughes agreed to defer sentence and remanded Green in custody. He said the nature of Green’s offending caused the court “great concern”. The judge also paid tribute to Green’s victims.
He added: “They came to this court to give evidence in difficult circumstances. I hope they will take some comfort that that they have given evidence and that they have been believed. Hopefully, they will be able to put this behind them.”
Judge Hughes then ordered a background report to obtained and thanked jurors for their service. Green will be sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on January 11 2023.
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