Seven Glasgow paedophile ring members who abused children at horror drug den called ‘Beastie House’ jailed for 93 years
Seven Glasgow paedophile ring members who abused children at horror drug den called ‘Beastie House’ jailed for 93 years
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SEVEN members of a twisted paedophile ring who preyed on kids in a drug den dubbed the ‘Beastie House’ have been jailed for a total of 93 YEARS. Iain Owens, 46, and six other sickos appeared today at the High Court in Glasgow more than one year after they were nailed over the sex abuse plot.
The seven sickos were convicted in November 2023 of preying on kids in a hellhole flat in the city’s Townhead. Fiend Owens was nailed with Elaine Lannery, 40, Paul Brannan, 42, and Lesley Williams, 43, for a bid to murder a tot who they forced into a microwave.
They were also convicted for rape along with Barry Watson, 48, John Clark, 50, and Scott Forbes, 51. They finally learned their fate today after a series of delays caused by the complexity of the case and disagreements over the findings of risk assessment.
Lord Beckett had earlier told the seven fiends he had to decide how to protect the public, especially kids, after their convictions for "appalling" sex crimes. He said at an earlier hearing: "You may, at liberty, seriously endanger members of the public, particularly younger children.
"Each of you face a substantial prison sentence and these may be extended.". The court earlier heard from Gary Allan KC, representing Owens, he was challenging the findings of a court-appointed risk assessor for his client. Mr Allan said another defence-appointed expert had reached a different conclusion and as such an evidence hearing should be set to resolve the matter.