All were committed at an equestrian centre and against young female trainees who lived there. Sentencing him at the High Court in Glasgow, the judge said: “These offences date back to the 1980s when you were a young soldier.
Lord Young, the judge, said despite having a “responsible and disciplined” role in the military, Armour had left the victims suffering “real physical and emotional damage”. The unit provides horse teams pulling 13-pounder guns on royal occasions and takes part in Trooping the Colour. The 57-year-old escaped justice for decades until 2019, when one victim reported her ordeal to Rape Crisis and the police, prompting an investigation into abuse at a centre in Fife.Īrmour, who was known as Chris, represented Britain as an Army showjumper and was a bombardier in the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. James Armour was convicted of raping the girls, aged 17 to 19, between 19 while on leave from military duty.
A former showjumper and King’s Horseman has been jailed for 10 years for raping three teenage trainee instructors at a riding school.
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