Members of a child sex abuse ring who preyed on victims in a drugs den have been sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow to jail terms ranging from 20 to eight years.
Three children were abused in crimes described by a judge as “the depths of human depravity” between 2012 and 2019.
Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Lesley Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48; and John Clark, 48, were found guilty following a trial of a string of charges including gang rape of a child.
Four of the accused – Owens, Lannery, Brannan and Williams – were also found guilty of attempted murder of a child.
Owens was jailed for 20 years, Lannery for 17, Brannan for 15 and Williams for 14.
Clark was sentenced to 10 years in jail, Watson to nine years and six months, and Forbes to eight years.
All were handed an order for lifelong restriction, meaning they will be monitored for life.
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