The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Sex attacker jailed after preying on vulnerable woman
Aremorseless predator who sexually attacked a vulnerable woman at his Perthshire flat has been jailed for twoand-a-half years.
Wieslaw Piotrowski, 62, went “shopping” for younger women in Perth city centre and spotted his victim in a drunken state at a taxi rank.
Even though she could barely speak or walk, the 37-year-old went back to Piotrowski’s Perth Airport flat and collapsed on his bed.
She woke to find him assaulting her.
Gardener Piotrowski, who maintains his innocence, was found guilty following a trial last month.
He was brought back to Perth Sheriff Court for sentencing yesterday. Sheriff William Gilchrist told him: “This was a serious offence of sexual assault.
“The seriousness of the offence makes a custodial sentence inevitable.”
He said to Piotrowski: “You took advantage of a vulnerable young woman who was essentially insensible due to drink and drugs.
“I take account that this was not a prolonged incident and it involved no violence.
“But there has been no remorse on your part.”
Sheriff Gilchrist jailed Piotrowski for 30 months and placed him on the sex offenders register.
The victim told the trial she was “totally wrecked” on drink and cocaine on November 4 2018, when she was approached by Piotrowski on Mill Street.
She said she had no recollection of being in a taxi but when she “came around” she was lying on her back on Piotrowski’s bed.
The woman said: “I woke up with no clothes on and him doing things to me.”
Piotrowski assaulted her for “a couple of minutes,” the trial heard.
“I knew it wasn’t right,” she added. “I felt worried.”
She explained to jurors she hurriedly got dressed and left the flat.
She later told police she had left some of her clothing at Piotrowski’s home.
Solicitor David Holmes said Piotrowski still maintained his version of events.
Piotrowski told the trial he woke up to find the woman lying on top of him.
Mr Holmes claimed that his client was a good worker, who had moved from Poland to Scotland in 2005.
He urged the court to consider an alternative to jail.