Anthony Gibson was found guilty of 10 charges – including rape and indecent assault - on 21 June 2024 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The 37-year-old’s offending involved three former partners and a fourth woman between 2006 and 2023.
His crimes took place at addresses in Edinburgh, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire and Fife.
He was found guilty of violently assaulting one former partner on multiple occasions, all to her injury and danger of her life.
This included choking her until she passed out, biting her on the body, and, on one occasion, pushing the victim which caused her to fall into the path of oncoming traffic.
Gibson then seized and pulled her by the body, dragged her to the ground by her hair and repeatedly stamped on her.
He was convicted for harassing, abusing and violently assaulting a second partner.
This included persistently calling and texting her, sending her letters, shouting and swearing in an aggressive manner and repeatedly punching and striking walls.
He also seized the woman by the body, restrained her, kissed her on the neck and did not stop when told to do so.
Gibson controlled and manipulated a third former partner, which included making false allegations about her to the authorities including the Scottish SPCA.
He took control of her mobile phone, demanded she gave up her employment and told her to end friendships.
The abuser also accompanied her wherever she went, inflicted violence on one of her dogs, compelled her to sell her car and pets as well as controlled her finances.
He further demanded photographic proof of her whereabouts, demanded she take a lie detector test and sent her various items including a phone, a watch and flowers.
Gibson left a fourth woman, who was not a former partner, in fear by repeatedly stalking her.
He entered her bedroom uninvited, pestered her by telephone including calling from a withheld number and made threats of violence.
Gibson was also convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice by contacting his former partners, who were witnesses in an upcoming trial against him, and offered them money or gifts.
He repeatedly requested one of the women retract her allegations against him.
Gibson was also found guilty of serious sexual offending involving two of the women.
On 11 November 2024, at the High Court in Glasgow, Gibson was given a 19-year extended sentence with 13 years in custody.
His name has been added to the sex offenders register indefinitely.
Non-harassment orders, banning Gibson from contacting or attempting to contact, the victims were granted.
Scotland’s Procurator Fiscal for High Court Sexual Offending, Katrina Parkes said:
“Anthony Gibson poses a clear danger to women. The offences carried out against these victims are utterly reprehensible.
“It is thanks to the bravery of these women for reporting him and giving evidence that this prosecution has been made possible.
“I hope this conviction brings some comfort as Gibson now faces the consequences of his depraved behaviour.
“We would encourage anyone affected by similar offending to come forward.
“You will be listened to and supported as we seek to secure justice using all the tools at our disposal.”