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A rape victim has spoken of her ordeal at the hands of a serial sex abuser who used his supposed MI5connections to threaten her and try to scare her into silence.
Hotel manager Rory Macaleece carried out a five-year campaign of violent and degrading abuse, including raping two women and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
The 48-year-old thug, who was prone to aggressive outbursts, is now behind bars after the women eventually reported him to police.
Macaleece will be sentenced on Wednesday after he was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow last month of eight charges including rape, stalking, domestic abuse and sexual assault against four victims, who can't be named for legal reasons.
One of his ex-partners has told The Mail on Sunday about the attacks the 'controlling bully' subjected her to, in the hope others targeted by him will come forward.
She said: 'I know he's behind bars for now and he can't do all the things he promised to do if I reported him.
'He told me his dad was part of MI5 and he has friends in the Government who were dangerous. He threatened that if I told anybody about what he did [to me], I wouldn't live. He had already demonstrated he had no problem hurting me.
'But I've already had a message from someone saying Rory sexually assaulted them in 2006. I've no doubt there are more women out there that he's done this to. I'm speaking out so others might feel safe enough to come forward.'
The woman met Macaleece, who worked for a hotel chain, in 2018. She said: 'It wasn't long before his mask slipped and his controlling and aggressive nature was exposed.'
He once punched her to the ground, while he also controlled her diet, repeatedly called her 'fat' and told her what to wear. During the harrowing interview, the young mum recalled how he raped her after she had asked him to leave her alone.
After the couple had split, she confronted him. She recalled: 'I said to him, 'You raped me'. He said, 'Yes I did. I was upset because you were pushing me away'.'
She later reported him to the police. 'He lied to me about other partners,' she added. 'He even told me he had cancer and was dying. He is a manipulator and a liar.'