Paedophile has prison sentence cut

A MEMBER of a paedophile gang which operated across Scotland has had his sentence cut by 13 months.

Ross Webber, 28, a bank worker, of Gilbert Avenue, North Berwick, East Lothian, received eight years and nine months for his involvement in the gang, which had contacts throughout Britain and abroad.

His defence advocate Maggie Scott QC told the appeal judges he could be considered as separate entirely from his co-accused and that his original sentence was excessive. Judge Lord Osborne yesterday ruled his sentence should be cut.

But the appeal of another member of the ring, John Milligan, 41, was refused and Lord Osborne told him his conviction had "involved a conspiracy to sexually assault children in the most appalling ways".

Eight men were convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh last year of a series of charges.