A court heard Martin Gavin's victim discovered the footage as she suspected he was having an affair.
Martin Gavin admitted to rape, sexual assault and recording the victim without her knowledgeThe victim was sickened to discover Martin Gavin, 59, had taken advantage of her while she was asleep.
A judge heard how the supermarket worker had also taken "several hundred" intimate photos of the woman.The first offender was jailed for five years and seven months on Monday.The High Court in Glasgow heard the crimes spanned between 2012 and 2016. Prosecutor Alan Parfery told how the victim "became suspicious" in September 2020 that Gavin was having an affair."This gave her further cause to suspect that he was being unfaithful."She noticed his iPad was no longer in its usual place but two USB sticks were there instead.The woman took the storage devices away with her and discovered Gavin had captured numerous intimate images of her.
Frances Connor, defending, said: "When I first consulted with him, he indicated immediately his intention to accept responsibility for his wrong doing.The court heard how social workers compiling a pre-sentencing report "took a particularly dim view" of Gavin apparently trying to lessen the seriousness of the crimes."What you did without her knowledge is extremely serious.
"Sexual crime, of any nature, is not to be tolerated and we will thoroughly investigate any reports made to us, no matter how much time has passed. I would urge people to come forward and you can be assured of being fully supported by officers and our partner agencies."
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