A north-east rapist who told a victim that he had a “God-given right” to have intercourse with her was jailed for seven years today for sex crimes.
Former oil industry worker David Cox, 70, subjected two women to rape ordeals and preyed on a little girl from the age of four.
A judge told Cox at the High Court in Edinburgh: “Custody is the only appropriate disposal having regard to the serious nature of your offending.”
He earlier denied a series of offences but was found guilty of three rape charges and a further crime of indecent conduct towards the child at a trial
All the crimes were committed at Banchory and occurred between 1983 and 2013.
Judge Alison Stirling told Cox, who watched the sentencing proceedings via a video link to prison, that he would be placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
The judge said that one adult victim described Cox forcing himself on her “telling her it was your God-given right to have sex with her”.
Will maintain his innocence ‘until his dying breath’
A second woman was subjected to repeated sex attacks and said he was too strong for her to stop him physically.
Cox also inappropriately touched the little girl when she was aged between four and six and got her to touch him.
The court heard that Cox was employed in the oil and gas industry both in the UK and abroad during his working life.
Defence counsel Drew Mckenzie said: “He maintains his innocence and will do so until his dying breath.”
He added that Cox did recognise that these kinds of offences were serious and did cause serious harm.
Mr Mckenzie said that Cox had previously undertaken a course of anger management which he had described as being helpful.
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