A taxi driver who raped and sexually assaulted a vulnerable passenger after picking her up from a night out has been jailed for seven years.
Thomas Tosh, 39, was found guilty of attacking the 23-year-old woman at his home in Drumchapel, Glasgow, while she was intoxicated and incapable of giving consent.
Prosecutors at Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said Tosh collected the victim and her friends from a pub in nearby Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, in the early hours of 30 September 2023.
After dropping off all of the passengers apart from the woman, Tosh marked the fare as complete and logged out of the taxi’s GPS tracking system.
He then drove in the opposite direction to where he was supposed to take her and instead brought her to his home, where he raped her.
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Two hours later, Tosh logged back in to the tracking system after dropping the woman off at her home.
Tosh was later identified after a friend of the victim showed her a picture of the attacker from social media.
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Prosecutors also used DNA evidence, text messages and witness accounts to secure the conviction.
Tosh was found guilty in February following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
He was sentenced at the same court on Tuesday, where he was jailed for seven years and had his name added to the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
Tosh was also banned from contacting his victim for 10 years.
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Faye Cook, procurator fiscal for high court sexual offences, said: “This was a despicable betrayal of trust by a man who was responsible for getting a woman home safely after a night out.
“Thomas Tosh deliberately concealed his location as he drove the victim to his home, where he raped her while it was clear she was unable to consent.
“I want to recognise the courage shown by this young woman throughout the prosecution process. Her strength has helped bring a predatory offender to justice.”
