Image copyright Spindrift Image caption Brian Johnstone was a prison officer for 30 years

A prison officer who sexually assaulted two inmates at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow has been jailed for three years.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Brian Johnstone, 60, from Greenock, repeatedly attacked the men in their cells.

The victims, aged 26 and 35, were also both assaulted by Johnstone in the showers.

Sheriff Joseph Platt told him: "You betrayed the trust of the prison service and your fellow employees."

Johnstone had denied the charges but was convicted of sexually assaulting his first victim between December 2013 and March 2014 and the second from March until August 2016.

Image copyright PA Image caption The assaults happened at Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow

The younger of the two inmates, who was Johnstone's first victim, described a time when he assaulted him while he lay in bed, ill with food poisoning.

The 35-year-old victim, who was on remand at the time of the attacks and subsequently acquitted of the charge he faced, described the first incident of sexual assault when Johnstone came into his cell and "lunged" at him.

The man told the jury that Johnstone would come into his cell, before he was awake and touch him.

Johnstone claimed to have vague memories of the men and denied any sexual contact.

Defence lawyer John Scullion QC said Johnstone is a family man and had worked throughout his adult life.

He resigned from the prison service when he was convicted.

The sheriff also placed him on the sex offenders register.</s>A prison officer of 30 years is now behind bars for sexually assaulting two inmates at HMP Barlinnie Prison.

Brian Johnstone, 60, preyed on the men during their time inside and repeatedly attacked them in their cells.

The victims, 26, and 35, recalled how Johnstone would come into their cell, often before they were awake, and touch them inappropriately.

Both men were also subjected to at least one assault in the shower by the pensioner.

Johnstone, from Greenock, Inverclyde denied the charges but was convicted of sexually assaulting his first victim between December 2013 and March 2014 and the second from March to August 2016.

Today sheriff Joseph Platt jailed Johnstone for three years and put him on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.

He told him: "You betrayed the trust of the prison service and your fellow employees”.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard from the men about the string of sex attacks carried out by Johnstone over the years.

The younger of the two men and Johnstone’s first victim described an incident when Johnstone carried out a sex act on him while he lay in bed, ill with food poisoning.

In his speech to the jury fiscal depute, Niall Macdonald asked them to consider: “Are they odd details to add if this, as suggested by Brian Johnstone, is all made up?”

Jurors heard accounts when Johnstone allegedly attacked the man in the showers.

The victim, who has a lengthy criminal record, candidly told the court: “we know I’m a criminal”.

Mr McDonald said: “Conviction after conviction were put to him, prison misdemeanour after misdemeanour.

“A man who got into fights in prison, or disobeyed orders.

“And yet, can he not be sexually assaulted by a prison officer?”

The 35-year-old was on remand at the time of the attacks and subsequently acquitted of the charge he faced.

He said he formed the opinion Johnstone was gay.

He described the first incident of sexual assault when Johnstone came into his cell and “lunged” and touched him between his legs, over his boxer shorts.

The man told the jury that Johnston would come into his cell, before he was awake and touch him.

He said “every time he came in he touched me”.

The court also heard of one incident when he was assaulted by Johnstone in the shower area.

Johnstone claimed to have vague memories of the men and denied any sexual contact.

Defence counsel John Scullion QC said Johnstone is a family man and has worked throughout his adult life.

Johnstone resigned from the prison service when he was convicted and still maintains his innocence.</s>A prison officer of 30 years has been jailed for sexually assaulting two inmates at Barlinnie.

Brian Johnstone has been sentenced to three years in prison after preying on the men during their time inside and repeatedly attacking them in their cells.

The victims, 26, and 35, recalled how Johnstone would come into their cell, often before they were awake, and touch them inappropriately.

Both men were also subjected to at least one assault in the shower by the 60-year-old.

Johnstone, from Greenock, Inverclyde, denied the charges but was convicted of sexually assaulting his first victim between December 2013 and March 2014 and the second from March to August 2016.

Sheriff Joseph Platt also put Johnstone on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

He told him: "You betrayed the trust of the prison service and your fellow employees."

The younger of the two men and Johnstone's first victim described an incident when Johnston carried out a sex act on him while he lay in bed, ill with food poisoning.

He described the first incident of sexual assault when Johnstone came into his cell and lunged and touched him between his legs, over his boxer shorts.

The man told the jury that Johnston would come into his cell, before he was awake and touch him.

The court also heard of one incident when he was assaulted by Johnstone in the shower area.

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Glasgow Sheriff Court sentences HMP Barlinnie prison officer Brian Johnstone to three years imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting two inmates in the showers and their cells between 2013 and 2016.