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The Independent UK
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Sarah Ward

Child abuse ring member told risk assessor he never watched pornography – court

The hearing is taking place at the High Court in Glasgow (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

A man who was convicted of being part of a child abuse ring told a risk assessor he had never watched pornography, a court heard.

Iain Owens, 46, was convicted of being part of a paedophile ring which abused three children, following a trial in 2023 which heard allegations of Satanic rituals and dog-killing in a drugs den where heroin and cocaine were used.

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