Paul McAllister: Convicted rapist egged by angry protesters as he was escorted out of his house by police
Convicted sex offender, who raped man with learning difficulties, has had egg thrown at him by angry protesters as police escorted him from his home.
A convicted rapist has had an egg throw at him as police escorted him out of his home in Cumbernauld, Scotland.
Paul McAllister, 47, admitted to luring a man with learning difficulties away from a hospital and raping him in a wooded area in December 2011.
Furious protesters gathered outside McAllister’s home on Sunday evening, before police were called to escort the sex offender from the property.
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Protesters chanted “beast” and “rapist” as the sex offender was led into the back of a police car.
According to the Daily Record, Scotland police confirmed no one was arrested at the protest.
In 2012, the High Court in Glasgow heard that McAllister’s victim spent time at Monklands Hospital accident and emergency department as “he felt safe there”, the BBC reported.
McAllister told the victim, who was 42 at the time, that he “could get him a girlfriend” and encouraged him to leave with him.
He brought the victim to a wooded area in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, where he brutally assaulted him.
Advocate depute Gillian Wade, prosecuting, said: “He recalls that the accused approached him from behind in the wooded area and placed his arm round his throat.
“He was very frightened and tried to punch his attacker. He was told if he tried that again he would be killed.”
After the attack, McAllister followed his victim to his home.
When police arrived at the victim’s house after being alerted of his disappearance, he rushed to the door, hugged an officer, and told him: “He is there don’t let him near me.”
“The complainer is an extremely vulnerable gentleman,” Ms Wade said. “The extent of his vulnerability is immediately apparent and would have been obvious to the accused.”
“His verbal interaction is slow as is his comprehension. His ability to cope with any situation is affected by how safe he feels.”
McAllister was jailed for seven years and ordered to be supervised for a further three years after his release. He also had a previous sexual offence conviction from 1999.
