A Scottish man has been convicted in relation to 16 serious offences against women at Edinburgh’s High Court.
Ian Ramsay was found to have committed the vile acts between a period from 2014 to 2020.
Police Scotland say the 49-year-old committed his crimes across the Lothian & Scottish Borders, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire.
The charge included five instances of rape.
Detective Sergeant Gillian Paddon said: “Ian Ramsay is a predatory and dangerous man who has committed a variety of serious crimes against a number of different women over a protracted period of time.
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“His conduct has been consistently horrendous over a number of years.
“It is thanks to the courage of the women who came forward that he has been now been found guilty of these crimes and the cruelty of his behaviour has been exposed.
“I would like to commend the victims for their bravery throughout this investigation and trial. Hopefully the verdict today will help them moving forward.”
Officers say that Ramsay will be sentenced at a later date.
