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".

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.

The two women and five men were all convicted of gang raping a child and abusing other children under the age of 13 at a Glasgow drugs den.

Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing. Police said the three children involved had suffered "unimaginable abuse", with offences at the now infamous "beastie house" including rape,

Judge sentences 'atrocious Beastie House' paedophile drug gang in Glasgow. Seven members of a child sex abuse ring who preyed on children in a Glasgow drug den nicknamed the 'Beastie House' were handed jail terms ranging from eight to 20 years.