Footballer, 19, Jailed For R@ping Good Samaritan In Her Own Home After She Let Him Charge His Phone After A Night Out

A Scottish footballer who sexually assaulted a good Samaritan in her own home has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.

Niall Geany, 19, targeted the woman after she allowed him into her home to charge his phone on March 3, 2024.

The right back, from Kirkliston, near Edinburgh, had shared a taxi with the victim after a night out with friends, according to Mail Online.

Geany found himself ‘stranded’ near the woman’s residence, and she kindly invited him in to charge his mobile phone to arrange a ride home.

Despite knowing she had a boyfriend, he attempted sexual contact with her.

The court heard that the woman had ‘expressed no romance’ toward him and repeatedly told Geany ‘No’ as he persisted in assaulting her.

In his police interview, Geany admitted she told him to ‘Stop,’ yet he continued to struggle with her and raped her, leaving her injured.

Witnesses noted after the incident that the woman was ‘visibly distressed,’ with a noticeable change in her demeanor.

Geany was convicted of rape to injury following a trial and was sentenced today at the High Court in Glasgow.

During sentencing, Judge Alistair Watson told Geany: ‘She allowed you in her home and she placed trust in you that night.

‘You clearly committed the crime of r@pe.

‘The victim impact statement details the massive impact your criminal conduct has had on her.

‘You have to understand the harm you have caused continues to affect her now and will continue physically and mentally.

‘The degree of harm you caused is particularly high.

‘I have to acknowledge the serious harm caused to your victim and the gravity of the forcible and violent rape committed in the face of her struggles and protests.

Geany last played for the lower league team The Spartans FC in Edinburgh.

The judge noted Geany’s ‘high intelligence’ and ‘low risk of re-offending.’

Judge Watson added that he believes Geany can be ‘rehabilitated and go on to lead a pro-social life.’

He stated: ‘Standing your youth in particular, I am exceptionally going to impose a shorter period of custody for a crime of this nature.’

The court heard that Geany will begin his sentence in a young offenders’ institute before being transferred to prison.

As the sentence was announced, a man in the public gallery shouted: ‘Yes.’

The judge also placed Geany on the sex offenders register and issued a non-harassment order, prohibiting contact with the victim indefinitely.

Richard Souter, Geany’s defense lawyer, earlier described his client as ‘exceptional’ in academic and sporting achievements.

The lawyer acknowledged: ‘This is the type of offence that will have caused harm and I acknowledge that.

‘Clearly the court will be considering custody.’

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