An Angus man who coerced a woman into having sex with a stranger before sending revenge porn to her family is appealing his conviction.
Clive Weatherhogg, 43, was jailed for six years in May last year after a jury at Dundee Sheriff Court found him guilty of the crimes.
The offences were so severe that the case was transferred by Sheriff George Way to the High Court in Edinburgh so an appropriate sentence could be administered.
But nine months after his sentencing in the capital, agents acting for Weatherhogg are now set to appeal his conviction and sentence at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh.
A spokesman for the court said: “A diet for the full hearing will take place on February 2, followed by a procedural hearing on February 8.”
Weatherhogg, formerly of Dubton Cottages, Guthrie, near Forfar, set up meetings between a woman and a man who he found through an adult website.
Weatherhogg, who also once resided at Rose Cottage East, Balmalcolm, by Cupar, made them film their sessions and then uploaded one of the videos to a website.
He then sent a message containing the sexually explicit clip to the victim’s sister on Christmas Day 2014.
He also revealed graphic video footage to their father.
At the time of Weatherhogg’s sentencing last year, Judge Lady Wolffe told him that he had been convicted of “odious” crimes.
She added: “I am of the view there is no alternative to a custodial sentence.”
Weatherhogg was also placed on the sex offenders register. He was found guilty of coercing the woman to engage in sexual activity and intercourse with a man between September 10 2013 and September 17 the following year.
He was also convicted of intentionally causing the woman’s sister and father to look at sexual images and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by sending text messages to the woman and uploading footage of her engaged in sexual activity on Christmas Day 2014.
Mary Miller of Women’s Aid in Dundee said while she understood a person’s right to appeal convictions and sentences, she said it would have a negative impact on the victim. She said: “It must be dreadful for the poor woman getting this dragged up again and again.
“In cases like this, it means they can’t get closure with what’s happened to them and they can’t move on.
“It’s just bringing it all back for her over and over.
“I would say however, that the police and courts are getting better at keeping victims informed with situations like this.”
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