The victims were abused over a seven-year period in a Glasgow drug den which became known as "the beastie house".

The brutal attacks against several children at a Glasgow drugs den could have been prevented by child protection services it has been said - a special task force is being set up to learn the failings

A former soft play boss from Glasgow has been jailed for 25 years in the United States for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material. Steven Paul McInally, of Tollcross, was arrested at Orlando International Airport in Florida on August 25, 2023, after arriving on holiday and being subjected to a border search.

A panic-stricken girl who became hysterical after waking from a nap sparked the police investigation that uncovered Scotland's biggest child abuse ring.

Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Lesley Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48; and John Clark, 48, were convicted in November 2023 following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

During a two-month trial, defence lawyers had argued the children may not have been telling the truth, but prosecutors said it would be "off the scale devious" to make up crimes of the "most monstrous kind".

The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences and warned that they may never be released. Three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to horrific sexual abuse and violence in a Glasgow drug den dubbed "the beastie house" over a seven-year period.

Seven members of a child sex abuse ring have been jailed after they preyed on children in a drug den. Each will serve a jail term from eight to 20 years and will be monitored for life, it was heard at Glasgow High Court.