Overview
- Paul, 47, received an extended sentence of seven years and nine months, with two years of supervision on release.
- He admitted rape and two sexual assaults at the High Court in Glasgow in October following his return from India.
- He fled to Kochi the day before a December 2019 trial, was arrested in India in February 2025, and was extradited to Scotland in June.
- Prosecutors said he threatened a 26-year-old colleague’s job to coerce her before raping her, and he assaulted two younger staff members.
- Lord Renucci imposed lifetime sex-offender registration and a non-harassment order, questioning a “medium risk” assessment as too low.