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Romanian grooming gang jailed for raping and sexually exploiting women
A Police Scotland detective says the gang supplied victims with alcohol and free Class A drugs at parties, before coercing them into sexual activity.
''Four men and one woman were found guilty in January of dozens of offences - including rape - following an investigation into sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and the supply of drugs in the Tayside area.
The gang plied their victims with drugs, including crack cocaine, at various properties between June 2021 and September 2022.
Some of those who were preyed upon became addicted to the illicit substances, leading them to be blackmailed into unwanted sexual activity.''
Clockwise from top left: Remus Stan, Alexandra Bugonea, Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, Cristian Urlateanu and Catalin Dobre. Pics: Police Scotland
'The criminals were prowling the streets of Dundee'
''Speaking to Sky News, the boss of a charity that aims to tackle modern slavery said the case was "particularly shocking" as the victims were "handpicked because of their vulnerabilities".
James Clarry, chief executive of Justice and Care, added: "The criminals were prowling the streets of Dundee looking for women who matched the conditions that they knew would make them particularly vulnerable, and then off the back of that, exploited them sexually on a sustained and brutal basis."
