A barber who raped two traumatised women has been jailed for 10 years.
Anas Almarjeh was sentenced today at the High Court in Glasgow.
The 27-year-old preyed on his first victim while she was asleep at a house in his home town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in late 2019.
Almarjeh also took or recorded what was described as a “sexual image” of the woman, which he later showed to another man.
He then went on to repeatedly abuse a second victim between 2019 and 2022.
Almarjeh tormented this woman, which included being aggressive, calling her horrible names, making threats, and locking her out of her home.
The sex attacker also controlled her movements, who she could talk to, and what she could eat or drink, as well as taking her money and bank cards from her.
The woman was left in tears from her ordeal. Almarjeh filmed her in a distressed state and posted the footage online.
She also suffered at his violent hands, with Almarjeh repeatedly raping her.
The crimes took place in Glasgow’s southside and in Barrhead.
Almarjeh denied the accusations during a trial in October last year.
However, jurors found him guilty of two rape charges, as well as a further charge of engaging in abusive behaviour.
Sentencing, Lady Hood said Almarjeh had claimed to be the victim of “false allegations” made by the women and other witnesses.
The judge told him: “The impact statement for the first woman spoke of how your actions affected her health and her ability to work and enjoy life as she did before.
“The second woman described your behaviour in detail. It included you posting footage of her in a distressed state on social media, something which had a destructive impact on her.
“Her mother also spoke of the dramatic change that she saw in her daughter.”
Lady Hood added that Almarjeh had taken “no responsibility” for his crimes and shown “no insight” into the harm he caused.
He was also placed on the sex offenders register, and the judge imposed non-harassment orders banning him from approaching or contacting either woman, both for an indefinite period.