A used car salesman jailed for abducting and repeatedly raping a teacher in Perth

A USED CAR SALESMAN JAILED FOR ABDUCTING AND REPEATEDLY RAPING A TEACHER IN PERTH

A used car salesman jailed for abducting and repeatedly raping a teacher in Perth was caught using an illicit SIM card behind bars.

Barry Dalton, locked up for 10 years and six months in 2014, appeared at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted having the contraband device at the city’s jail on April 22 last year.

The court heard Dalton, who is subject to sex offender restrictions, had been released in June 2019 but was recalled to jail the following year following an alleged relationship.

Solicitor John McLauchlin said the 49-year-old had been a “model prisoner”.

Sheriff William Wood told Dalton he did not plan to send him back to jail but warned “custody is still open to me.” Sentence was deferred for reports until July 5.

Dalton, of Westray Court, Perth, was found guilty of a “brutal and sustained attack” in Dunkeld Road.

He kicked and punched his victim, brandished a pair of scissors and a plank of wood at her, bit and scalped her, compressed her throat and repeatedly rapped her.

The woman told jurors she was too scared to leave the house, fearing Dalton would kill her.

His sentence was later cut by two years on appeal.