PAEDOPHILE gang junkie Iain Owens has a broad grin as he scores a suspected drug deal before facing trial for his part in one of Scotland’s worst child sex abuse rings.
The hopeless addict — and convicted heroin and cocaine supplier — was spotted while on bail for sickening charges, including multiple child rapes and attempted murder.
Les GallagherIain Owens grinned as he scored a suspected drug deal before going on trial[/caption]
Police ScotlandThe paedo was one of seven yesterday convicted of a series of sickening crimes[/caption]
Les GallagherHe was pictured scoring outside the home he shared with a co-defendant while on bail[/caption]
But the fiend appeared not to have a care in the world as he collected a delivery outside the bail address he shared with partner in crime Elaine Lannery, 39.
We watched as Owens, 45, pocketed a small package after hopping in and out of a mystery motor in Kennishead, Glasgow.
A source said: “This sums up Owens’ repulsive attitude to the whole case.
“He showed himself to be a vile and arrogant predator who puts his own sick urges and desires before anyone else, including the vulnerable children he victimised.
“It’s hardly the demeanour of a man who had child sex abuse and attempted murder charges hanging over his head.”
Owens lurked outside a high rise in January — over two years after he was nicked in October 2020.
He wore the same trainers, black jacket and the baseball cap he used to shield his face at a pre-trial hearing later that month.
Owens was also snapped bringing in bags of shopping, passing other residents unaware they shared the block with a man about to be exposed as one of Scotland’s worst sex offenders.
In our exclusive snaps, he looked slimmer and healthier than the pasty and bloated figure who was this week found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow of preying on youngsters.
Years of drug abuse and the stress of knowing he was going to jail had taken its toll on Owens who fled his former home patch amid safety fears.
We told yesterday how Owens and Lannery were among seven members of a paedophile ring who raped kids and attempted to murder one in a drug and sex den dubbed the “beastie house”.
The drug-addicted monsters terrorised four youngsters, including a baby, over seven years in Glasgow.
One girl was put in a microwave, with group rapes among one evil attack after another.
Owens, Lannery, Paul Brannan, 41, Barry Watson, 47, John Clark, 47, Scott Forbes, 50 and Lesley Williams, 41, were caged and will be sentenced in January.
Remanding them, Judge Lord Beckett said: “It plunges to the depths of human depravity.”
Concerns raised over Police quizzing of young victims
COPS faced claims their approach to quizzing the Glasgow sex ring children was a “gross violation of the standards and guidelines”, as it emerged two of them were subject to up to 18 interviews.
Clinical forensic psychologist Dr John Marshall told the trial of his concerns over the number of joint investigative interviews carried out by police and social workers.
He said that in his expert view that was “problematic”.
He told the trial: “Interviewing for that number of times raised the risk of bias.
“It raises the risk of influencing the children adversely.”
Dr Marshall was asked under cross examination by Gary Allan KC, representing Iain Owens, what he made of evidence heard earlier that two of the children were questioned 17 or 18 times.
He replied: “It’s a gross violation of the standards and guidelines.”
Dr Marshall went on to say there was “a caveat” which hinged on whether being asked repetitive questions by the interviewer resulted in the child changing answers or being consistent.
He agreed that the approach was problematic, and ran the risk that it could “unwittingly shape answers”.
He was asked about a police interviewer repeatedly saying, “Thank you” to one child during questioning.
Dr Marshall replied: “It should be avoided to that degree.
“Some children are more susceptible than others.”
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We are committed to protecting children from harm and abuse, and the young victims in this case were supported by specialist officers and a range of partners through what was a lengthy and complex investigation.
“A learning review will be carried out at the conclusion of legal proceedings.”
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