Footage recently surfaced showing a convicted rapist being targeted by angry protesters who gathered outside his residence. Paul McAllister, aged 47, was sentenced in 2012 for luring a man with learning disabilities away from a hospital and committing sexual assault. The sex offender from Cumbernauld led his 42-year-old victim away from Monklands Hospital’s A&E department and assaulted him in a wooded area in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
Outraged demonstrators congregated outside a property on Woodhead Court in Cumbernauld on Sunday evening, according to reports from the Daily Record. Police responded to the scene, where two officers escorted McAllister from the premises. Video footage shows the offender concealing his identity with a hoodie and balaclava as he faced a hostile crowd.
The protesters shouted derogatory terms at McAllister as he was escorted into a police vehicle, with one individual launching an egg that struck McAllister’s head. Police Scotland confirmed that no arrests were made during the demonstration.
During McAllister’s trial in 2012 at the High Court in Glasgow, it was revealed that his victim sought refuge at the hospital as a safe haven. However, McAllister manipulated the victim by convincing him to leave with promises of finding him a girlfriend. Subsequently, the victim was ambushed in a wooded area where he attempted to resist but was threatened by McAllister with violence if he resisted further.
After the attack, McAllister accompanied the victim back to his residence. Police were alerted to the victim’s disappearance by the hospital, and upon their arrival at the victim’s home, the victim disclosed the assault to the officers. McAllister eventually admitted guilt during the trial and was sentenced to seven years in prison, followed by three years of supervision upon release. Additionally, McAllister had a prior conviction for a sexual offense in 1999.