{"id":223786,"date":"2025-06-29T10:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/223786\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T10:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:47:08","slug":"glasgow-sex-attacker-guilty-of-raping-woman-he-met-on-tinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/223786\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow sex attacker guilty of raping woman he met on Tinder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Rian\u00a0Hood\u00a0put the victim through a horror ordeal during a campaign of abuse at his hands.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 34-year-old ex-clothes shop supervisor denied being physically or sexually violent, even claiming in a bizarre video clip that the woman had instead hurt him.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood\u00a0was found guilty of rape and engaging in a course of abusive behaviour following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25267254.ex-director-whisky-firm-found-guilty-domestic-abuse\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ex-director of whisky firm found guilty of domestic abuse<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He is already serving a seven-and-a-half-year jail term imposed in 2022 for preying on four other women.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood was due to be sentenced for this latest crime as he returned to the dock this week.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  But, Judge Lord Colbeck continued the case again for a full risk assessment to be carried out on the sex attacker.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This could eventually lead to an Order for the Lifelong Restriction being imposed on him.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood is scheduled to be back in court in September.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25202378.comedian-russell-brand-pleads-not-guilty-rape-sexual-assault-charges\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood, formerly of the city&#8217;s Knightswood, told jurors how he was initially in contact with the woman via Tinder.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He stated he had never used the dating app before, as &#8220;you hear all these horror stories&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It was not until early 2020 that the pair physically met.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He had been aware at the time of allegations made by one of the victims in the later 2022 trial.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood\u00a0claimed he told the woman in this latest case about the then accusations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He said there was &#8220;not much reaction&#8221; from her.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25220965.man-brought-poundland-knife-glasgow-court\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man brought Poundland knife to Glasgow court<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood\u00a0went on to move in with the woman and her mother at their home in the west of the city during one of the COVID lockdowns in 2020.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He said: &#8220;It was a bit intense, but we managed it well.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood\u00a0insisted there was &#8220;seldom&#8221; any sexual contact between him and the victim while there.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The woman, however, told how he stood on her face and then forced himself upon her during one attack.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Denying it happened,\u00a0Hood\u00a0claimed: &#8220;We would not really do much in her mum&#8217;s house as it was just awkward.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The abuse also took place at other flats in the north of Glasgow.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  His lawyer Frances Connor put to him at one stage: &#8220;Any truth that you wanted cocaine so you could have sex for hours and hours?&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He refuted this, insisting the drug would have had the &#8220;opposite effect&#8221; on him.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Miss Connor also asked if anything had occurred without the woman&#8217;s consent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood\u00a0again denied this.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The lawyer went on: &#8220;Anything ever happened when she was asleep?&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He then claimed: &#8220;No, I would never have woken her up as she was a grouch if you did.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hood\u00a0added that any evidence of him &#8220;choking&#8221; the woman only happened during consensual sex.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The attacker was also physically abusive, which had included a claim he had hurled Chinese spring rolls at her.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He instead alleged the woman had previously &#8220;erupted&#8221; at him after confronting him about cheating on her.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Jurors were shown a mobile phone clip recorded by the woman where a drunk and topless\u00a0Hood\u00a0claimed he could not walk as she had &#8220;broke&#8221; his toe by allegedly throwing a towel at him.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25207337.former-celtic-star-court-case-thrown-prosecutors\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Celtic star has court case thrown out by prosecutors<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In the previous trial,\u00a0Hood\u00a0had been convicted of 10 charges of similar abuse against four women between 2010 and 2020.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  His lawyer said at the time how his life had been &#8220;somewhat blighted by a gambling addiction&#8221; which had affected his relationships.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He first faced allegations involving the latest victim in 2023 while serving the seven and a half year sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rian\u00a0Hood\u00a0put the victim through a horror ordeal during a campaign of abuse at his hands. 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