A brave mother-of-one has revealed how her controlling ex sexually assaulted her just hours after he raped another woman – as he begins a five-year jail sentence.
Depraved Anthony Plaskett attacked and ‘pawed’ at Sarah Campbell, 47, after she got out of the shower – rubbing his naked body against her.
Just hours before he had raped another woman, getting Ms Campbell to pick him up after his crime.
The pair had split three years before because of his controlling behaviour – but he got her to drive him back to her house in the Scottish Borders and watched a film with their daughter before also attacking her.
When confronted with his crimes in court, sick Plaskett described his victims as ‘women scorned’, before he was jailed for five years for two counts of rape and sexual assault.
Now council worker Ms Campbell has bravely waived her right to anonymity to encourage other survivors of abuse to speak out against their attackers.
She said: ‘Tony was a predator and abuser. He put me through hell when we were together.
Depraved Anthony Plaskett (right) attacked and ‘pawed’ at Sarah Campbell, 47, (left) after she got out of the shower – rubbing his naked body against her
Now council worker Ms Campbell (pictured) has bravely waived her right to anonymity to encourage other survivors of abuse to speak out against their attackers
‘I’m relieved he’s off the streets, unable to harm anyone else.
‘Now I want other women to remember his face and stay away.’
Ms Campbell met Plaskett, 38, at the end of 2011, when she was living with her parents in Spain.
By Valentine’s Day the following year, they were engaged and she became pregnant soon after.
The pair moved back to the UK where she had their daughter.
But two years later, in 2014, Plaskett was staying out late and sometimes wouldn’t come home after his weekend binges.
Ms Campbell explained: ‘He wasn’t himself, so I told him to move out as I didn’t want him around our daughter.’
Six months later the pair got back together – but when he moved back in, Plaskett started to control Ms Campbell.
He wouldn’t even allow her go to the supermarket on her own in case men spoke to her.
The pair had split three years before because of his controlling behaviour – but he got her to drive him back to her house in the Scottish Borders and watched a film with their daughter before also attacking her. Pictured: Ms Campbell (left) and Plaskett (right)
When confronted with his crimes in court, sick Plaskett (left) described his victims as ‘women scorned’, before he was jailed for five years for two counts of rape and sexual assault
Describing the time, she said: ‘If I wanted to change my hair, he refused.
‘He became nasty and aggressive.’
And just before Christmas 2018, Ms Campbell ended things for good after she received messages on Facebook from a woman claiming to be having an affair with Plaskett.
He moved out and she started to rebuild her life, although he continued to see his daughter.
Then, in April 2021, Plaskett texted her one morning and said ‘I’ll come round for sex’?
Shocked, Ms Campbell replied ‘No way, it’s not happening. We’re not doing that’.
Plaskett then asked her to pick him up from a friend’s.
When she saw him, he handed her a pair of jeans and asked her to wash them for him.
Reluctantly she agreed and they drove back to hers.
Plaskett watched a film with their daughter while she took a shower.
But when she got out, Plaskett was outside the bathroom door, naked from the waist down.
Ms Campbell (right) met Plaskett, 38, (left) at the end of 2011, when she was living with her parents in Spain
Recalling the attack, she said: ‘He put his hands around me and tried to kiss me.
‘I told him to stop and get off. I was terrified he was going to rape me.
‘He persisted and kept trying to pull off my towel and pawed at my body. It was horrific.’
Eventually, Plaskett stopped – telling Ms Campbell: ‘You made me look like a mug’.
The next morning she received a call from a friend, telling her Plaskett had been arrested for rape.
Ms Campbell, who was left feeling violated from the encounter, continued: ‘I was shocked and the memories of the previous day came flooding back.
‘I was beside myself.’
The following week the police visited and she gave her statement about her own sexual assault.
She also handed over the jeans Plaskett had given her, still unwashed.
In December 2023, Ms Campbell bravely took the stand to give evidence against her ex.
In December 2023, Ms Campbell bravely took the stand to give evidence against her ex
The court heard Plaskett had raped a woman in February 2020 then raped another the following year, hours before his assault on Ms Campbell.
When jurors heard multiple examples of what might be regarded as controlling behaviour by Plaskett, he responded ‘I would say what you are listening to is a woman scorned – all three of them’.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Plaskett was found guilty of two counts of rape against two women and sexual assault against Ms Campbell.
In January this year, he was jailed for five years and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.
Ms Campbell said: ‘I want to encourage others to come forward and speak out, no matter how much time has passed.
‘You will be believed and achieve justice against your abusers.’