Greenock rapist locked up after attacking two young women

John MacDonald told the woman he raped after she tried to escape his clutches that he would snap her neck.

The 65 year-old struck again months later with the second woman left feeling she wanted to 'rip her skin off'.

MacDonald had denied the allegations during a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

But, he was found guilty of raping and physically assaulting the first victim at his then home in Greenock on October 20 2021.

MacDonald was further convicted of sexually assaulting and making lewd remarks to the other woman at another property in the town.

He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced this month.

Jurors heard how the rape victim had been sleeping, but awoke to find MacDonald having sex with her.

She had earlier gone to bed wanting to be left 'alone'.

After being confronted, MacDonald told her she had been 'sleeping for ten minutes'.

The traumatised woman was initially stopped from leaving the predator's home.

He grabbed his victim, struggled with her and then made the chilling comment that he would 'snap her neck'.

The woman ended up in tears when she finally escaped.

She denied any sex was consensual as she 'did not think' of MacDonald in 'that way', given the near 30-year age gap.

The woman also became emotional during the trial when shown photos of the room where the rape occurred.

The other victim - in her 20s - was attacked on May 16 2022 after MacDonald had earlier made a number of sleazy remarks to her.

They were standing in a kitchen when he started groping her and she desperately tried pushing him off.

In his closing speech to the jury, prosecutor Alan Parfery said: "He would not take no for an answer."

It was only when someone came into the kitchen that he stopped.

Describing how she felt afterwards, the woman said: "I wanted to rip my skin off because I felt so dirty."

Mr Parfery said it was apparent MacDonald had a 'predilection' for young women.

Lady Stacey deferred sentencing for reports.