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| Paedophile network members jailed | |
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| Six members of a paedophile network have been jailed for a total of more than 43 years. | |
| Ross Webber, Craig Boath and John Milligan were convicted last month of conspiring to sexually abuse children. | Ross Webber, Craig Boath and John Milligan were convicted last month of conspiring to sexually abuse children. |
| They were also convicted of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children, along with Colin Slaven, John Murphy and Neil Campbell. | They were also convicted of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children, along with Colin Slaven, John Murphy and Neil Campbell. |
| At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Bannatyne said their crimes were of the most serious nature. | At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Bannatyne said their crimes were of the most serious nature. |
| The men jailed were Slaven, 24, from Edinburgh; Boath, 24, from Dundee; Milligan, 40, Campbell, 46, and Murphy, 44, all from Glasgow; and Webber, 27, from North Berwick. | The men jailed were Slaven, 24, from Edinburgh; Boath, 24, from Dundee; Milligan, 40, Campbell, 46, and Murphy, 44, all from Glasgow; and Webber, 27, from North Berwick. |
| James Rennie and Neil Strachan, who were found guilty of being part of the same paedophile network, are due to be sentenced on 29 July. | James Rennie and Neil Strachan, who were found guilty of being part of the same paedophile network, are due to be sentenced on 29 July. |
| James Rennie and Neil Strachan will be sentenced next month | |
| Civil servant Milligan received the longest custodial sentence, amounting to 17 years behind bars. | |
| Insurance worker Boath was jailed for nine years and nine months, while bank teller Webber was sentenced to eight years and nine months. | |
| IT worker Slaven was jailed for three years, including a year for contempt of court after he turned up drunk at court towards the end of the trial. | |
| Cake firm manager Campbell was ordered to spend three years and four months behind bars, while sauna receptionist Murphy was jailed for two years. | |
| Det Insp Stuart Hood, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "It is important to remember whilst this investigation was a success, the fight continues to ensure that all children and vulnerable individuals are protected from this type of abusive exploitation. | |
| "No jail sentence, however lengthy, can begin to compensate the victims in these photographs and videos, some of whom we may never know. Our thoughts today are with them, first and foremost. | |
| "Before Operation Algebra was launched, none of the accused were known to police, with all of them living double lives, competently deceiving friends and colleagues alike." |