A Scots woman was left stranded in Turkey after EasyJet cancelled her flight home hours before boarding.
09.06.2022 - 07:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An online star whose climbing adventures are followed by thousands of fans has been accused of abusive behaviour towards three ex-partners.
One woman was shocked to find Martin McGinley had filmed them having sex in a pub toilet, she told a court yesterday.
And a former police officer claimed McGinley flew into a rage after she complained about his raunchy moves with another woman at a fancy dress party.
Former soldier McGinley, 36, is the self-styled Scottish Adventurer.
He has nearly 10,000 followers on Instagram and posts videos of his Scottish hill-climbing feats on YouTube.
He was on trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court yesterday accused of domestic abuse charges spanning eight years.
McGinley denies threatening or abusive behaviour, conducting a course of abusive behaviour towards two women and taking an intimate photo without a woman’s consent.
One alleged victim, now aged 40, told prosecutor Scott O’Connor she had a three-month relationship with McGinley but ended it after they argued during a night out.
She said: “The next morning my chest was bruised. I knew deep down that something really horrible had happened but I was so drunk it wiped my memory.”
The woman, a youth care worker, described McGinley as “too intense, controlling and manipulative”.
She recalled how he’d sent her a photo of them having sex in a toilet at the Citation bar in Glasgow city centre.
The woman said: “We were both drunk and thought it would be fun to have sex there. He took out his phone and took a picture of us in the mirror.
“I wasn’t aware of it happening – I wouldn’t have allowed it. I was really angry.
“Martin had accused me of still seeing my ex and threatened to contact him with the picture.”
The court heard that when the woman confronted him
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