A sex attacker who was caught raping an unconscious woman was jailed for four and a half years today after claiming they were "just having a bit of fun".
Stephen Brown, 42, assaulted the victim while she was intoxicated with drugs and drink and incapable of consenting to sex at the rear of Hillhead Library in Glasgow's Byres Road.
A judge said at the High Court in Edinburgh that the offence took place in a lane when both Brown and the woman had consumed alcohol and drugs.
Lord Harrower noted that Brown told the author of a background report prepared on him that "he had absolutely no recollection" of the crime, but was totally disgusted by his behaviour.
The judge told Brown, who has previous convictions for crimes of violence, dishonesty and drugs, that he would have faced a six year jail term but for his guilty plea.
Brown earlier admitted sexually assaulting and raping the woman on July 25 last year. During the attack he pulled down her lower clothes and lifted up her upper clothes and touched her breasts.
Advocate depute David Dickson told the court that two people were taking bins into Ashton Lane in Glasgow's West End when they saw the woman lying on her back.
The prosecutor said: "She was naked from the waist down with Brown on top of her." They feared that the woman was dead and contacted emergency services.
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When police arrived they yelled at Brown to get off the victim. Mr Dickson said: "They seized hold of Brown who said; 'Let me pull up my trousers. we were just having a bit of fun'."
The woman was found to be unresponsive and was taken to hospital. She did not come round until the following morning.
Defence counsel Allan Macleod: "It was quite some time afterwards before police were able to interview Mr Brown. He was himself extremely intoxicated."
"He remembers being engaged in some sexual acts with the complainer and then waking up in the police station," he told the court.
Mr Macleod said he thought both Brown and the victim had consumed 'street valium' and encountered each other in the street.
He said Brown, a former window fabricator, was "very apologetic" for his behaviour and disgusted by it.
The defence counsel said Brown realised he needed to address his drink problem and has been sober for a year during his remand in custody.
Brown was placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
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