Overview
- Mihai-Nicolae Patran, 34, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow to nine years in custody plus three years of post-release supervision.
- He was convicted of raping a then 27-year-old doctor in a Mitchell Street doorway in November 2023 in an assault described as lasting about 40 minutes.
- He was also found guilty of indecent exposure on a train between Perth and Stirling on October 22, 2023, and a separate sexual assault that autumn.
- The judge called him a real danger to women, ordered his indefinite placement on the sex offenders register, and expressed hope for his deportation.
- Patran maintains his innocence through counsel, while prosecutors and Police Scotland highlighted the evidence-led investigation and urged victims to report sexual crimes.