Cameron Ross, a police officer convicted of rape and abuse, was cleared of an earlier sexual assault allegation that was made 12 years prior to his conviction, according to a report by BBC News. Ross was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for attacking two women and subjecting a third to years of abuse.
Ross, 39, continued to work as a police officer for six years after the initial allegation was made. He was suspended by Police Scotland in 2014 following a rape accusation by a woman on the Isle of Lewis. Prosecutors dismissed the case in 2016 after reviewing the evidence, reportedly the day before Ross was scheduled to face a jury. An internal disciplinary process subsequently found the officer not guilty, and he was reinstated by the force.
The woman who made the initial allegation has expressed to The Press and Journal that she feels justice was denied and that she will never find closure due to how Police Scotland handled the original investigation.