KURT MCINNES SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN GLASGOW HIGH COURT FOR RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
On 17 January 2018, at the High Court in Livingston, Lord Arthurson delivered a severe sentence to Kurt McInnes, a man whose criminal actions have left a lasting impact on his victims.After being found guilty by a jury of multiple serious charges, McInnes was sentenced to nine years in prison for a series of heinous crimes committed in Glasgow and surrounding areas.
Lord Arthurson’s remarks during the sentencing highlighted the gravity of McInnes’s offenses.
He stated, “Kurt McInnes, on 7 December 2017 at Glasgow High Court, you were convicted of a charge of rape, along with two counts of lewd, indecent, and libidinous practices and behavior involving a girl before and after her 12th birthday.” The judge emphasized the severity of these crimes, which involved sexual offenses against a vulnerable young girl.
Furthermore, Lord Arthurson detailed McInnes’s extensive history of violence, revealing that he had been convicted of eight separate incidents of domestic violence over a span of more than three decades.
These incidents involved seven different women and carried the aggravating factor “to the danger of life,” underscoring the dangerous nature of McInnes’s conduct.
The judge described this pattern of violence as “a body of offending for domestic violence on a quite vast scale,” illustrating the persistent and pervasive nature of his abusive behavior.
McInnes’s criminal record was also scrutinized during the hearing.
It includes 27 previous convictions, notably six with domestic violence aggravators, a stalking conviction, and five violent crimes, including one for causing severe injury through assault.
Despite this extensive record, Lord Arthurson made it clear that the current convictions overshadowed past offenses, given their seriousness and the profound impact on victims.
In his remarks, the judge acknowledged the emotional and psychological toll inflicted on McInnes’s victims, noting that his conduct has likely caused enduring trauma.
The Criminal Justice Social Work Report described McInnes as “an extremely dangerous individual who poses a significant risk to females,” a statement that influenced the severity of the sentence.
While considering mitigation arguments presented by McInnes’s legal counsel, Lord Arthurson emphasized the need for a strong punitive response.
The court imposed a cumulative sentence of four years for the violent offenses listed as charges 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 16, 21, and 26, with the sentence backdated to 12 May 2017, the date of his initial remand.
It was also noted that McInnes had been remanded earlier, from 15 to 24 August 2016.
In addition, McInnes was sentenced to two years for charge 12, which was served consecutively, and a concurrent five-year term for the rape charge (charge 9) and the related lewd practices (charge 11).
The total combined sentence amounts to nine years of imprisonment, effective from 12 May 2017.
As a consequence of his convictions, McInnes will now be subject to the notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for an indefinite period, reflecting the ongoing risk he poses to the community and the need for vigilant monitoring of his activities.
