Calvin Mitchell

Calvin Mitchell, 24, was sentenced to 12 years in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh on 28 August 2026. He was convicted of 14 offences, which included six charges of rape committed against two women over a four-year period beginning in 2018. During the trial, evidence was presented detailing a pattern of domestic abuse, violence, and sexual offending, including instances where Mitchell controlled, threatened, and physically assaulted his victims.

In addition to the custodial sentence, Judge Thomas Welsh KC ordered that Mitchell be subject to three years of supervision in the community upon his release. He was also placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely and is subject to non-harassment orders prohibiting contact with his victims.

The judge noted that the victims suffered significant psychological trauma due to the "grave and serious" nature of the offences, highlighting Mitchell’s limited remorse and lack of insight regarding the harm caused.