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Serial rapist jailed after knifepoint attacks on vulnerable women
A man who violently raped and sexually assaulted multiple women while armed with a knife has been jailed for 14 years.
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Foster carer couple convicted of abusing vulnerable children
A husband and wife who breached a position of trust to abuse vulnerable foster children in their care have been jailed.
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Shoplifter jailed after causing death of supermarket security guard
A shoplifter whose struggle with a store security guard caused him to suffer a fatal heart attack has been jailed for five years and four months.
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Former police officer caught sending indecent messages to undercover colleague posing as child
A former Police Scotland officer who sent sexual messages to an undercover colleague posing as 12-year-old girl has been sentenced.
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Man who accumulated more than £1million in identity fraud crime jailed for four years.
A man who stole multiple identities and accumulated more than £1million in false bank accounts has been imprisoned for four years.
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Pensioner jailed for embezzling nearly £40,000 from Women’s Aid branch
A pensioner who embezzled almost £40,000 from a charity that supports vulnerable women and children has been imprisoned for 20 months.
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Man coerced boys to perform sex acts in exchange for Xbox codes
A man befriended schoolboys through a messaging app then coerced them to perform sex acts in exchange for Xbox codes.
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Jail for human trafficker who coerced woman into prostitution
A man has been jailed for four years after admitting trafficking a female into Scotland and forcing her to work as a prostitute.
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Former house master convicted of non-recent abuse of children at Newton Stewart school
A house master found guilty of sexually abusing and assaulting vulnerable children at a residential school has been sentenced.
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Former Nazareth House nuns and retired support worker guilty of non-recent child abuse
Two former nuns and a retired support worker have been convicted of abusing vulnerable young people at children’s homes more than 40 years ago.