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Police officer guilty of series of rapes and sex attacks over 17 years
Campbell Petrie was found guilty of nine charges, including two rapes, after a trial that heard he was a serving officer during the offences.
- Former Police Scotland officer Campbell Petrie was found guilty of nine sex offences at the High Court in Glasgow, including two counts of rape committed between 2006 and 2023.
- Over a 17-year period, Petrie committed these crimes while serving as a police officer, making his actions a significant breach of public trust.
- The offences included indecent assault, assault with intent to rape, and assault to injury and danger of life. Petrie was arrested and suspended from duty in December 2023.
- Following his retirement from Police Scotland in December 2025, Petrie remains remanded in custody and faces sentencing next month.
- Detective Superintendent Adam Brown, Public Protection Unit, said Police Scotland will "relentlessly pursue" perpetrators regardless of service status, prioritizing violence against women and girls.
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