SCOTLAND
Scotsman
Ian Samson, 72, organised his whole life around gaining access to youngsters and carrying out his “wicked campaign” of abuse, taking jobs in places such as a boys’ hostel and a children’s home.
He was convicted after trial of 22 offences involving the sexual abuse and rape of 12 children.
Many of the offences were committed against children at an Edinburgh care home in the 1970s while others took place at locations in the capital and the Lothians throughout the 1980s and 1990s, police said.
Passing sentence at the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lady Scott said Samson had been assessed as posing a very high risk of serious harm to others.
She told him: “The overwhelming evidence in this case demonstrated that you are a prolific predatory and violent sexual offender who poses a serious danger to all children and vulnerable youngsters.
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