Love rat Scots cop dodges jail over abuse of mistress colleague 17-years his junior

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A married police officer who had an affair with a younger colleague and carried out a campaign of abuse against her has been spared jail.

PC Martin McNally, 43, sparked a secret romance with the 26-year-old officer when they met at work.They swapped 110,000 messages during a 23-month relationship which they kept secret from other officers.

But McNally would regularly subject her to violent and controlling outbursts which left her terrified.She went to senior officers after being subjected to a torrent of abuse during a phone call where he accused her of infidelity and labelled her a 'bike' and a 'slut'.

McNally, of Glasgow, denied any wrongdoing and went on trial at Hamilton Sheriff CourtA jury convicted him of engaging in abusive behaviour towards her and uttering sexual remarks between March 2020 and February 2022 as well as repeatedly assaulting her between July and December 2021 in locations in Lanarkshire and Glasgow.Sheriff John Hamilton KC tagged McNally, who has now resigned from the police, for six months and ordered him to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.He was banned from contacting his victim for 10 years and put under supervision for two years.