Serial rapist jailed for 10 years

Luke Thomson was sentenced at Glasgow High Court

A man convicted of a series of rapes and sexual assaults in the south of Scotland has been jailed for 10 years.

Luke Thomson, of Galashiels, was found guilty by a majority verdict following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh last month.

The seven offences included multiple rapes, sexual assaults and a charge of assault.

They took place in various places across the Scottish Borders going back several years.

Offences involved five victims

A total of five victims were involved in the offences, with some as young as 14.

Thomson appeared on Thursday at the High Court in Glasgow for sentencing.

The 28-year-old, who is formerly of Hawick, was given 10 years' imprisonment, backdated to 5 March when he was remanded in custody.

He was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, and indefinite non-harassment orders were also put in place in relation to the five victims.

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