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A Scottish rapist who was considered missing, and possibly dead,
in California has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after
authorities finally tracked him down.

Kim Avis, 57, was jailed in the Edinburgh High Court following
his arrival back in the UK on Friday after pleading guilty to
non-sexual charges. He maintains he is innocent over the sexual-
related offences.

Last month, Avis was found guilty on three counts of rape and
one count of sexual assault in the High Count in Glasgow,
according to the Crown Office. He is originally from Inverness,
where we worked at the market and had once received a good
citizen award.

He will serve 12 years for the sexual crimes, which include a
rape and an offence against a child, and three for not attending
his court sessions. He was supposed to begin his trial in March
2019 but failed to attend court as he had fled to the US.

Fraser Gibson, the procurator fiscal for High Court sexual
offences, said of the case, “This has been a difficult and
complex investigation for all those involved. I would like to
commend the victims for their bravery in coming forward.”

He continued, “Kim Avis went to great lengths to evade justice
for his crimes. Thanks to the efforts of police and prosecutors,
working together with US law enforcement, he has been brought to
justice and sentenced today.”

Prior to arriving back in Scotland, he was in detention, under
the control of US Marshalls from July 2019 after being believed
to be missing for six months.

He was considered to be dead as he had been last seen in
Monastery Beach, an infamous location in Carmel, California due
to the amount of people who have died swimming there. The
beach’s reputation has gained it the grim moniker “Mortuary
Beach”.

It was unclear whether the man was alive or dead, but US
authorities continued their search and finally discovered him in
Colorado.

A member of Police Scotland’s domestic abuse task force,
Detective Caine McIntyre supported Avis’ conviction and praised
his victims for coming forward and cooperating with the process.

“I would like to take this opportunity to commend the
victims/survivors in this case for the courage, strength and
dignity they have shown throughout this investigation and
subsequent court case.”

She also urged people in similar situations to come forward and
reach out to the relevant authorities.

https://news.yahoo.com/scottish-rapist-fled-california-faked-
141257572.html

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