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River City actor Iain Robertson sentenced after being convicted of raping one woman and assaulting others

Ex-River City star Iain Robertson was last month found guilty of raping a woman and sexual assaulting multiple others.

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As of July 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The former River City star was found guilty last month.
The headline split The left frames it as "Former River City star Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for sexual offences". The center frames it as "River City actor Iain Robertson sentenced after being convicted of raping one woman and a...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

72/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFormer BBC star Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for rape and sexual assault

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterRiver City actor Iain Robertson sentenced after being convicted of raping one woman and assaulting others

The Scotsman · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 23, 10:41 AM

Former BBC star Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for rape and sexual assault

Ex-River City star Iain Robertson was last month found guilty of raping a woman and sexual assaulting multiple others.

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The National (Scotland)News report · Jul 23, 10:56 AM

Former River City star Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for sexual offences

formerstarjailednineyears

FORMER River City actor Iain Robertson has been jailed for nine years for a series of sexual and violent offences...

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The ScotsmanNews report · Jul 23, 10:20 AM

River City actor Iain Robertson sentenced after being convicted of raping one woman and assaulting others

actorsentencedafterbeingconvicted

The former River City star was found guilty last month.

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Metro UKNews report · Jul 23, 10:13 AM

TV soap actor Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for rape and sexual assault

He was found guilty last month.

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Details72/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
72/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 23, 10:13 AM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Jul 23, 10:20 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Jul 23, 10:41 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jul 23, 10:56 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 72/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.