Police Scotland told to set re-vetting timeline as four rapist officers are exposed within five months

Police Scotland faces growing demands to announce a re-vetting schedule after Campbell Petrie, 50, became the fourth serving or former officer identified as a rapist in the space of five months. Petrie was sentenced to 12 years at the High Court in Glasgow after being convicted on eight charges of physical and sexual abuse against two women spanning 17 years. Around 8,000 officers and civilian staff are still awaiting re-vetting, and 45 serving officers remain suspended over allegations of violence against women and girls. Rape Crisis Scotland said the cases have raised "serious questions about the standard of police vetting."

Petrie was first arrested in 2009 on a threatening behaviour charge, released after five hours, and subsequently PROMOTED to sergeant — going on to offend for more than a decade.

One of his victims was a fellow officer he raped while she slept; the judge found that both women had suffered "deep and enduring psychological harm" that continues to affect them today.

Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr is calling on John Swinney and Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray to explain whether the Chief Constable has received the resources she reportedly warned would be needed for re-vetting.