Explicit videos shared show him tied up in bondage ropes with duct tape plastered across his mouth
Source: Thescottishsun.co.uk
SCOTLAND – COPS have been forced to pull a domestic violence warning advert after it emerged one of the men featured also stars in X-rated “abuse” videos.
The Police Scotland ad has been scrapped after it was revealed the force recruited a “kink content” creator, Ross Rankin, to front the ad.
The adult star, who describes himself on X (formerly Twitter) as “a little Scottish boy who can take a lot”, regularly posts hard-core pornographic videos to the platform.
Astonishingly, despite removing the ad, cops insisted “proportionate checks” had been carried out.
Explicit videos shared with his 54,000 followers show him tied up in bondage ropes with duct tape plastered across his mouth.
Others show him being slapped, choked and spat on.
Links on his social media profile lead to Amazon wish lists containing ball gags, rubber latex ‘bodybags’ and wrist restraints.
The 25-year-old from Paisley also shares exclusive “more kinky content” on JustForFans and OnlyFans.
Though the content appears consensual and legal, concerns have been raised about Police Scotland’s decision to feature the young man in their campaign.
The video advert shared by the force on social media last week warns viewers how “controlling behaviour can turn a loving relationship into an abusive one.”
And Ross’s appearance in the clip has sparked outrage on social media.
Feminist campaigners For Women Scotland have slammed Police Scotland, accusing the force of poor judgement in hiring the content creator.
The group took to social media, writing: “On one hand, campaigners are raising concerns about the dangerous impact of violent porn on young people, especially regarding potentially fatal and abusive acts like choking. On the other hand, @PoliceScotland appoints a creator of violent content as the face of a domestic violence campaign. Why? To give tips?”
They continued: “If you value your sanity, do not look at his X feed. Did @PoliceScotland not do ANY background checks? He’s hardly hiding!”
In a follow-up post, they added: “It was on the police to check him. He wasn’t hiding his content, and they still hired him. He may even have a case against them.”
Following the backlash, Ross took to X writing: “Tells you a lot about Police Scotland’s vetting processes if they missed all the many links directing people to my porn.”
The creator added: “No one cares apart from Police Scotland. The only person that’s losing out here is me because I’m now only getting about a quarter of the money I was owed.”
It remains unclear how much Ross was originally paid for his involvement in the ad.
Scottish Tory MSP, Pam Gosal, who is bringing forward a domestic abuse bill in Holyrood, said: “This individual is clearly deeply inappropriate to be fronting a campaign on such an important issue.
“Serious questions must be asked as to why Police Scotland gave the green light for him to front it up, when his disturbing content is so readily available for everyone to see.
“At a time when domestic abuse cases are shamefully continuing to soar in Scotland on the SNP’s watch, this sends out completely the wrong message to victims. I hope common sense will prevail and that a much more suitable person is found to front this up.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of an issue with our most recent domestic abuse advert, which was removed immediately as these concerns were reviewed.
“Proportionate checks were carried out in advance of the advert’s launch, however following a review of this matter, an additional level of vetting has now been introduced for anyone taking part in future campaigns.
“Different levels of vetting are available to us and are always used proportionately for the role or service being provided.”
