Rapist's lawyer probed after suggesting that attack survivor did not 'say no'

Claims legal profession 'is stuck in the past'

- JON BRADY

A LAWYER who appeared to suggest there was "nothing wrong" with a sex attacker after he was found guilty of two counts of rape is set to be investigated by Scotland's most senior law faculty.

Lorenzo Alonzi represented former medical student Daniel McFarlane, 24, when he was convicted of two counts of raping then-girlfriend Ellie Wilson.

Ellie, who has waived her right to anonymity, submitted a complaint to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) about Alonzi's behaviour after he made what she called "retraumatising" statements in open court.

Transcripts show Alonzi, an advocate since 1990, repeatedly asked Ellie if she had a "narcissistic personality disorder" and tried to suggest that she did "not say no" to McFarlane's sexual advances.