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Reports differ on the length of his sentence.","category":"Media","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T09:25:10.644Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-02T18:20:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-03T09:25:10.644Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":87,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Named judge, procurator fiscal and court records across several outlets provide corroborated facts, yielding a trust score of 78.","critic":"Reports include quotes from officials and clear dates, giving a high craft rating of 87.","hype":"Language is factual with no sensationalism, resulting in a low hype score of 15."}},"tags":["#SexualAssault","#Rape","#Abuse","#FormerPoliceOfficer","#Sentencing"],"entities":["Derek McNee","High Court in Glasgow","Police Scotland","Evening Standard","The Herald Scotland"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Derek McNee, a former police officer, has been sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow for raping a woman after drugging her.","He also admitted possession of an electronic stun gun found in his car.","Police discovered four videos on his mobile phone depicting the offences.","McNee left Police Scotland in 2016 and subsequently worked as a dog groomer."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Derek McNee, 42, has been sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow for offences against two women. He pleaded guilty to raping one woman on multiple occasions after administering drugs that rendered her unconscious. He also admitted engaging in a course of abusive behaviour towards a second woman over a five-year period. McNee further pleaded guilty to possessing an electronic stun gun hidden in his car. Police found four videos on his mobile phone showing the offences. He left Police Scotland in 2016 and became a dog groomer in Paisley."},{"type":"heading","text":"Sentence length disagreement"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Evening Standard reports that Derek McNee was sentenced to seven years in prison. The Herald Scotland reports his sentence as eight-and-a-half years in prison."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention the specific date of the sentencing at the High Court in Glasgow, only that it occurred on a Monday. 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