Man Jailed for 10 Years for Raping Three Women

Bradley Isherwood, 25, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping three women, including one who was just 14 when the attacks began.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Isherwood abused one of his victims while another man encouraged him. The woman, now 24, described being serially raped and assaulted between 2016 and 2021.

The attacks took place at various locations in Edinburgh and Musselburgh, East Lothian. During one assault, the victim stated that Isherwood's friend played the Kings of Leon song "Sex On Fire" on his phone while Isherwood abused her.

"I said no. I am tired. It became clear that he wasn't going to take no for an answer so I just kind of lay there and took it," she told the court.

The victim also described an incident where Isherwood pinned her to the bed by the throat, saying: "There was quite a lot of pressure. I couldn't speak. I genuinely thought he was going to choke me. I tried but I couldn't get his hand free from my throat. When I was on the bed and he had me by the throat and I couldn't speak back, he said he was going to kill me."

The woman stated that Isherwood felt "entitled" about having sex with her. Judge Lord Tyre sentenced Isherwood, who had pleaded not guilty to the attacks, to 10 years in prison. He will also be supervised by the authorities for three years after his release and placed on the sex offenders register for life.