Christopher Ferguson was found guilty of nine charges on June 13 following a trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

The 31-year-old, from Wishaw, targeted his victims over a 14-year period in the Lanarkshire area, including while at Glasgow’s Helen Street police station.

He subjected one woman to repeated assaults as well as telling her what she could wear, reading her text messages and taking away her mobile phone.

Ferguson was found guilty of stalking the same woman through repeated calls and texts, delivering unwanted gifts, monitoring her social media and waiting outside a relative’s property for her.

He behaved in an abusive manner by disclosing intimate photographs of a second woman, repeatedly shouting and swearing as well as making threats to harm himself. Ferguson subjected her to repeated violent assaults including choking her to her injury on various occasions.

A third woman was also repeatedly attacked by Ferguson, who caused her to fall down a flight of stairs to her injury. He stalked the same woman by repeatedly monitoring her movements, turning up at her home and contacting her about an ongoing police investigation against him.

Yesterday, at Hamilton Sheriff Court, Ferguson was sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment. His name has been added to the sex offenders register for 10 years.

Non-harassment orders, preventing Ferguson from contacting or attempting to contact his victims, were also granted for a 10-year period.

Les Brown, procurator fiscal for South Strathclyde, said: “Christopher Ferguson is a habitual domestic abuser who inflicted unimaginable trauma on his victims. “It took courage for them to speak out against a figure of some authority and I would commend their determination to seek justice.

“The Crown is committed to the effective and fair prosecution of domestic and sexual crime, no matter who the offender is. I would urge anyone who has been the victim of similar offences to come forward.

“You will be listened to and supported as we use all the tools available to us to seek justice.”