Rapist laughed at victims in pain

A giggling rapist who carried out a campaign of cruelty and control against women was facing a lengthy jail sentence today.

Thomas Gordon carried out painful sex attacks on two women, one of whom had suffered a medical condition that made the act dangerous.

The heavy gambler got money out of a third woman and threatened to send topless pictures of her to work colleagues and to post them on line.

Gordon, 54, formerly of Allen Grove, Comrie, in Fife, had denied a string of charges at the High Court in Edinburgh but was found guilty of two offences of rape and crimes of assault and threatening and offensive behaviour. The offences were committed at addresses in Comrie and at a park in Aberdour between 2010 and 2016.

One woman told jurors that after she was raped by him and in pain he seemed to find it funny and added: “Of course, he is sick in the head.”

Another woman who was also raped by Gordon said she had tried to push him away and told him “no, it was too sore” but he just giggled during her ordeal.

A 44-year-old woman, who was twice raped by Gordon, said he had made her give up her job and he accused her of sleeping with a man she had a chat with.

Judge Lady Scott deferred sentence on Gordon for the preparation of a background report and remanded him in custody. He was put on the sex offenders register.