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Former police sergeant jailed for 12 years for raping two women

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Neutral summary

Former police sergeant Campbell Petrie has been jailed for 12 years for a series of rapes and sexual assaults against two women. The sentence was handed down on 16 October 2026. The judge said Petrie had caused “deep and enduring psychological harm” to his victims. The verdict was reported by Sky News, Belfast Telegraph, Evening Standard and The National (Scotland). Petrie had previously served in the police but was no longer an officer at the time of sentencing. He will serve a 12-year prison term.

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Outlets: 6. Countries: 2. Facts in the shared core: 2.

Publication timeline

  1. · Sky News (outlet profile)

    Police sergeant who raped two women jailed. A police sergeant who carried out a number of rapes and sexual attacks against two women has been jailed for 12 years.

  2. · Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)

    Police sergeant who raped two women jailed for 12 years

  3. · Evening Standard (outlet profile)

    Police sergeant who raped two women jailed for 12 years. A judge said Campbell Petrie had caused ‘deep and enduring psychological harm’.

  4. · Morning Star (outlet profile)

    Ex-Police Scotland sergeant jailed for 12 years for raping women. A FORMER police sergeant who carried out a number of rapes and sexual attacks against two women was jailed for 12 years today. Campbell Petrie, 50, was j…

  5. · The National (Scotland) (outlet profile)

    Police sergeant who raped two women jailed for 12 years. A FORMER police sergeant who carried out a number of rapes and sexual attacks against two women has been imprisoned for 12 years ...

  6. · RTÉ News (outlet profile)

    Man jailed for 12 years for abuse of partner's children. A factory worker who sexually and physically abused his partner's two children, holding their heads under bathwater and locking one in a hot press, has been jaile…

Factual core

  • The police sergeant carried out a number of rapes and sexual attacks against two women.
  • A judge said Campbell Petrie caused 'deep and enduring psychological harm' to his victims.

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