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Mihai-Nicolae Patran Gets 12-Year Extended Sentence for Glasgow Rape and Other Sex Offences

The judge cited a continuing risk to women, with hopes for deportation after custody.

Overview

  • The High Court in Glasgow imposed a 12-year extended term comprising nine years in prison and three years of supervision.
  • The attack on Mitchell Street was captured in part on CCTV and phone video, with the victim describing a 40‑minute rape before fleeing to a taxi.
  • Prosecutors presented corroborating CCTV, mobile footage, DNA and witness testimony to secure convictions on rape, sexual assault and sexual exposure.
  • Other offences in the five-week spree included exposing himself on a Perth–Stirling train and sexually assaulting a woman in a courtroom days later.
  • Patran was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, and officials expressed hope he will be removed from the country after his sentence as he maintains his innocence.