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Police officer found guilty of rape in Shetland

A police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman in Shetland following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

  • Carmichael John Williamson was found guilty of raping a teenage girl between 2014 and 2015.
  • He was also found guilty of raping a second woman in 2020 and 2022.
  • Sentencing has been deferred until 8 December.

Carmichael John Williamson, a police officer, has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman in Shetland. The verdict was delivered at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Mr Williamson was found to have engaged in sexual activity with a girl when she was underage in 2014, and raped her between 2014 and 2015. He also raped a second woman in 2020 and again in 2022, when she was intoxicated and unable to consent.

The 32-year-old has been remanded in custody. Sentencing for the offences has been deferred until 8 December.

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