A FORMER Scots footballer has been jailed for six years after being convicted of raping three women.
The terrified trio suffered at the hands of thug ex-Albion Rovers player James Coulter.
A jury heard how the 33 year-old assaulted one victim with his Player of the Year trophy hours after winning it.
Coulter – now a warehouse manager – had denied the allegations during a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
He insisted any sex that occurred was consensual.
But, Coulter was instead convicted of a total of nine charges including raping the three women.
He was remanded in custody until today when he was jailed for a total of six years at the High Court in Paisley.
Passing sentence judge John Morris QC told Coulter he had been convicted of a "catalogue of abuse" against women who had "showed nothing but love and affection", including serious sexual offending.
The crimes took place between 2009 and 2014.
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