Scotland romance scammer jailed for 12 years after BBC investigation exposed his abuse of nine women.

Christopher Harkins, a romance fraudster in Scotland, was jailed for 12 years in July 2024 after targeting women on dating sites like Tinder. Between 2012 and 2019, nine women reported his abuses, including financial fraud, threats, and recording intimate images without consent. Despite these reports, no action was taken initially. Harkins was eventually convicted of 19 offenses, including rape and assault, following a BBC Disclosure investigation.

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