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Mike McQuaid & Sally Hind

Scots predator who targeted five women walks free after being told prison won't help victims

A sexual predator who targeted five women has walked free after being told a prison sentence wouldn't help the victims or society.

Steven Puttock was instead put under social work supervision and must pay each of the females £500 compensation.

A court heard that Puttock's attacks happened over a 14-month period and all the adult victims "were friends and like family" to him.

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