Improbable Beasts actor Kevin Guthrie LOSES bid to enchantment towards his conviction for sexually assaulting a susceptible actress

  • Kevin Guthrie sexually assaulted a 29-year-old lady inside a flat in Glasgow
  • Lady was unwell and thought drink was spiked by somebody earlier that evening 
  • Guthrie put her in mattress and whereas pal sought medical assist, he assaulted her
  • Actor, 33, denied the cost however was discovered responsible of sexual assault and jailed 










Improbable Beasts actor Kevin Guthrie has misplaced a bid to enchantment towards his conviction for sexually assaulting a susceptible lady when she was unwell after an evening out.

The Sunshine On Leith star was jailed for 3 years in Could after being discovered responsible of molesting a 29-year-old actress.

Guthrie’s authorized staff knowledgeable the Excessive Court docket of Felony Attraction in Edinburgh days later that they supposed to problem each his conviction and sentence.

Guthrie, 33, of Glasgow, has now had his enchantment rejected by the courtroom on the ‘first sift’ stage.

Kevin Guthrie (pictured in Fantastic Beasts), 33, was jailed for three years after it was found he sexually assault the woman, 29, inside the flat of fellow actor Scott Reid in Glasgow in 2017

Kevin Guthrie (pictured in Improbable Beasts), 33, was jailed for 3 years after it was discovered he sexually assault the lady, 29, contained in the flat of fellow actor Scott Reid in Glasgow in 2017 

The choice got here after a single decide determined there are not any ‘debatable grounds’ for an enchantment to proceed based mostly on authorized issues and proof.

Sheriff Tom Hughes, who presided over Guthrie’s trial, wrote a report on the case earlier than the decide determined it mustn’t proceed to a full enchantment listening to.

Guthrie didn’t request to be launched on bail pending his enchantment and stays in custody.

He may nonetheless enchantment to the ‘second sift’ stage the place the case could be thought of by two or three judges.

The assault occurred on the dwelling of Nonetheless Sport actor Scott Reid, who performed Methadone Mick within the BBC comedy collection, and Guthrie had insisted that he had solely ‘helped’ the lady after she turned unwell.

Nonetheless, his DNA was discovered on her clothes and he was discovered responsible of sexual assault following a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court docket.

Guthrie’s trial was informed the lady had been on account of meet him and Mr Reid at a bar on the evening of the alleged assault, however Mr Reid acquired a name from a taxi driver asking him to gather her as she appeared ailing.

Guthrie lost his appeal against his conviction. Pictured: Guthrie in Sunshine on Leith in 2013

Guthrie misplaced his enchantment towards his conviction. Pictured: Guthrie in Sunshine on Leith in 2013

He and Guthrie helped the lady into the flat in Glasgow’s Kelvindale and put her on a mattress.

Mr Reid referred to as NHS 24, leaving Guthrie within the room ‘to verify she was OK’.

However the lady recalled mattress covers then ‘being moved down my physique’.

Guthrie – who additionally starred within the Netflix collection The English Sport – then sexually assaulted the lady.

The assault occurred between September 30 and October 1, 2017 and he was unable to clarify why his DNA was discovered on the lady’s clothes.

In addition to his jail sentence, Guthrie was additionally positioned on the intercourse offenders’ register for an indefinite interval.

Sentencing him, Sheriff Hughes stated: ‘You had an academic background and labored extraordinarily onerous to get an element in performing in acclaimed movies.

The actor said he had only 'helped' the woman who was unwell but his DNA was found inside her underwear. Pictured: Guthrie outside court ahead of a sentencing hearing held in May

The actor stated he had solely ‘helped’ the lady who was unwell however his DNA was discovered inside her underwear. Pictured: Guthrie exterior courtroom forward of a sentencing listening to held in Could

‘The courtroom should present that ladies may be protected against home sexual offences.

‘You dedicated this crime ready of belief. She was unwell and thought her drink had been spiked elsewhere that evening.

‘The opposite man was urgently getting medical help and also you have been left within the room along with her when she was not in a position to take care of herself.

‘The jury accepted that you simply dedicated these heinous crimes and the one acceptable sentence is imprisonment.’

Gordon Jackson, QC, defending, informed the sentencing listening to that Guthrie maintained his innocence.

He stated: ‘If ever there was a case the place one thing seems out of character it’s this.

‘The value he can pay together with his personal profession is immense.’

The Excessive Court docket in Edinburgh confirmed Guthrie’s enchantment towards conviction and sentence was refused at ‘first sift’.

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