A top QC who said he would have sex with the head of a rape charity “just to have something over her” is facing a fresh disciplinary probe.
Brian McConnachie sent text messages which included a sexually explicit photograph of himself from the toilets of a high court building minutes after defending a rape accused. He was given two written warnings after a complaint to a legal watchdog but could now face harsh penalties after the whistleblower who exposed him lodged an appeal.
She said she pursued an appeal because the “slap on the wrist” was unacceptable. McConnachie will now face a disciplinary committee which has the power to expel a lawyer from the Faculty of Advocates.
