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Actor Iain Robertson Convicted of Rape, Assault; Sentencing Delayed

6/23/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Iain Robertson was found guilty of offences, rape and assault, with sentencing set for 23 July.
The jury found he raped a woman between 2018 and 2019 after she refused sex.
He was convicted of assaulting a woman at a 2007 Lake District gathering and an actress in 2014.
He was acquitted of abuse toward a fourth woman, denied bail, remanded, placed on the sex-offenders register and sentencing delayed for reports.

History

Historical Context

Operation Yewtree began in October 2012 after the Jimmy Savile scandal, prompting the Metropolitan Police to investigate dozens of media figures and sparking a 17 % rise in reported sexual offences by 2013. The probe’s high-profile convictions, such as Max Clifford’s, established a precedent that led to actor Iain Robertson’s 2024 guilty verdict for assaults dating from 2007 to 2019.

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Story summary

Iain Robertson was found guilty of offences, rape and assault, with sentencing set for 23 July.
The jury found he raped a woman between 2018 and 2019 after she refused sex.
He was convicted of assaulting a woman at a 2007 Lake District gathering and an actress in 2014.
He was acquitted of abuse toward a fourth woman, denied bail, remanded, placed on the sex-offenders register and sentencing delayed for reports.

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