TV soap actor Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for rape and sexual assault

| Soaps Reporter Published July 23, 2026 11:13am Updated July 23, 2026 11:40am Iain Robertson has been jailed for nine years (Picture: BBC) Actor Iain Robertson has been jailed for nine years after being convicted of raping one woman and assaulting others. Robertson, 45, was charged with raping one woman and faced accusations from three others. He denied all eight charges, spanning from 2004 to 2020. Robertson, of Carbeth, Stirlingshire, was found guilty of five offences against three women between 2004 and 2019 after facing trial last month. The River City actor, who played Stevie O’Hara, has now been sentenced to nine years in prison with a further three year supervision period. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. He was also added to the sex offenders’ register indefinitely and made subject to indefinite non-harassment orders. Robertson stood trial last month (Picture: Nick Forbes/PA Wire) The sentence was handed down by judge Lady Drummond at Edinburgh High Court. Robertson appeared via video link from prison. He gave no reaction as the sentence was handed down. On the opening day of the trial jurors heard pre-recorded testimony from the woman Robertson raped in 2018 and 2019. The two originally met while working together on River City and went on to become friends. However, the 36-year-old woman said that she did not want anything sexual to happen. Despite this, the court heard that they later became more intimate and the woman recalled going on to have conversations with Robertson about their relationship going back to being more platonic, which she told the court he ‘agreed’ to. She described the conversation as ‘a long back and forth’ and stated that Robertson ‘did not believe’ her when she denied having feelings for him. Robertson was found guilty of five offences (Picture: BBC) She also stated she felt her ‘boundaries were being ignored’. The court then heard she was at his then home in Glasgow at the time and had planned to sleep on the sofa. However, Robertson allegedly told her she could join him in bed as ‘nothing would happen.’ But, the witness told prosecutor John Keenan KC that the actor ‘had sex’ with her instead. Asked by Keenan whether she was participating in what was going on, the witness replied ‘no’ and said she did not want it to happen. After being asked how Robertson would have known this, the woman added: ‘From the many conversations and my unresponsiveness.’ Arrow MORE: The Stig sues BBC Studios after being ‘thrown under bus’ over Freddie Flintoff crash Arrow MORE: Adeel Akhtar: ‘Telling my mum’s story of emigrating to Britain at 16 was a gift’ Arrow MORE: Gladiators star Giant reveals true feelings about being replaced by ‘world’s strongest man’ The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.