News
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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.
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Football fan jailed for striking Aberdeen player with chair thrown from stand
A football fan who struck one of his own players with a plastic seat thrown from a stand has been imprisoned for 18 months.
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Former residential home worker groomed and raped vulnerable girls
A former social care officer who groomed, assaulted and raped vulnerable girls has been jailed.
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Lord Advocate’s message as figures show more offenders are convicted for domestic abuse
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has expressed her deep hope that victims of domestic abuse can see routes to a safer future after new figures showed a 19 percent rise in conviction for offenders.
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Undertaker jailed for sexual assaults on two women
An undertaker sexually assaulted two female colleagues while they attempted to arrange funeral services.
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Man who abducted and raped two women jailed indefinitely
A man who abducted and violently raped two vulnerable women at his home in Glasgow has been jailed indefinitely.
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Woman fined and banned from keeping dogs after admitting animal neglect
A woman who kept more than 20 dogs and puppies in squalid conditions inside stables and farm outhouses has been fined a total of £1975 and banned from keeping dogs for three years.
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Rapist jailed indefinitely for sexual abuse of three women
A rapist who sexually abused three vulnerable women in the space of just nine months has been jailed indefinitely.