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.

Glasgow Times:

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.