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James Clacher: Rapist who staged death and fled Scotland brought to justice - with help from tip-off to Sky News
James Clacher evaded authorities by faking his death and fleeing to Spain before being convicted of raping two women in Scotland, with sentencing set for October 1, 2025.
- At the High Court in Glasgow, jurors found James Clacher, 57-year-old former gym boss, guilty of two rape charges; he has been remanded pending sentencing on October 1 in Edinburgh.
- He abandoned his car at Loch Long, leaving a note; Clacher left a handwritten suicide note in his Suzuki Swift at the Loch Long car park and picnic area, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, then vanished in May 2022 while facing charges.
- Court testimony detailed the August 24, 2019 attack and a second victim from Glasgow said, `I did not want anyone else hurt by him`, reporting him after the September 4, 2020 assault and his withdrawal of £6000 and 220 Euros before fleeing.
- A Police Scotland appeal produced a tip-off that led the Spanish Civil Guard to arrest Clacher at the Time Sport gym in Nerja, Costa del Sol, in May 2024; Detective Constable Jamie Crossan described him as `very friendly and chatty` on the flight back to Scotland.
- Both victims bravely testified, while James Clacher claimed consent; the judge called his actions 'warped and self centred' and warned of a lengthy jail-term.
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The Glasgow Supreme Court has found guilty a 57-year-old Scottish citizen accused of violently raping two women he met through dating apps. The man, identified by the British press as the “Tinder rapist”, had faked his death in 2022 to evade justice and start a new life in the Malaga town of Nerja. The sentence will be handed down in the next few days. The BBC has assured that sexual abuse took place between 2019 and 2020, when the defendant arr…
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