Police Scotland said their offending may have gone undetected had it not been for the survivors coming forward and reporting the abuse
Two paedophiles have been convicted of historical sexual abuse of children spanning more than 30 years in and around Lanarkshire.
The conviction at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday followed an extensive Police Scotland investigation after survivors came forward to report the shocking abuse.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
Police Scotland’s Detective Inspector Jonny Wright, who led the investigation, said: “Over the course of three decades, Alexander Philip and Craig Hodgkins subjected their victims to sustained levels of sexual abuse, sometimes together, and other times separately.
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