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A DJ found guilty of raping a woman in Aberdeen in 2015 has been jailed for seven years.

Alisdair Randalls, 30, attacked her at his flat after they met via a dating app.

The victim later texted him stating: "Do you even remember last night and that no means no?"

Randalls claimed at his earlier trial that the sex had been consensual, but jurors convicted him after a trial.

The court heard he had replied to the woman's text: "I do not remember - sorry."

Judge Lord Colbeck said a "harrowing" victim impact statement showed the "significant effect" the ordeal continued to have on her.

Randalls was put on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

The High Court in Glasgow heard he maintained his innocence.

Randalls was acquitted of the same crime, as well as an accusation of sexual assault, against a second woman.

Katrina Parkes, Scotland’s procurator fiscal for high court sexual offences, said: "He is a predatory individual who will now have to face the consequences of his actions.

"Hopefully this conviction helps bring some comfort while also protecting other women from the harm Randalls has shown he's capable of causing."