Victim of notorious Magic Circle paedophile ring speaks for first time
dailyrecord.co.ukA victim of the Magic Circle paedophile ring has spoken for the first time about the damage caused to teenagers groomed to sell sex.
The man, in his fifties, was one of 11 underage youths discovered in a police probe named Operation Planet into high-level professionals in Edinburgh exploiting teen boys in the early 90s.
Ten of the abusers, including a lawyer, a senior journalist, a primary teacher, an engineering executive and a supermarket manager, faced 57 charges.An adult sex worker who recruited the youths for his clients was jailed for four years but the powerful men who paid the boys for sex walked free – one after a not proven verdict while the others never faced trial.Of the 11 underage sex workers – some had started selling sex at 15 and even 14 – five have died.The youngest pair, 15 and 16 at the time charges were brought, died in their 20s, one by suicide and one overdosed on drugs.
But one surviving victim claims the men accused “got away with it” and had caused untold damage.Speaking on a BBC podcast, the victim said: “It was a really difficult time for me.
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