The lawyer appeared to suggest that there was 'nothing wrong' with the sex attacker
Scotland's most senior law faculty is set to investigate a lawyer, who represented a Glasgow University rapist, after he appeared to suggest that there was 'nothing wrong' with the sex attacker after he was found guilty of two counts of rape.
The transcripts show the advocate of 33 years repeatedly asked the rape survivor if she had a "narcissistic personality disorder" and tried to suggest that she did 'not say no' to McFarlane's sexual advances. The SLCC is referring 11 of the 13 issues raised to the Faculty of Advocates for further investigation.A ruling has not been made yet on whether he behaved inappropriately.
The Faculty is being asked to investigate remarks that Alonzi made in court about her sexual history, alongside a statement in which he said it was an "injustice" that she graduated with a masters degree while McFarlane was convicted. Alonzi also appeared to suggest McFarlane's actions were motivated by "love" and suggested there was "nothing wrong" with the rapist after he was found guilty.
The Scottish Government is set to pilot a scheme which allows sexual assault survivors access to their court transcripts for free. Ellie, who suffers from PTSD, hopes the move will prompt other survivors to stand up for themselves, and encourage lawyers in sexual assault cases to rethink their approaches.
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