Hugh Derby was sentenced to 12 years at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
Police chiefs have paid tribute to 'each survivor' of a horror Ayrshire sex attacker after he was caged for 12 years.
The 52-year-old was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday for crimes that happened between 1999 and 2014. Detective Inspector Gavin Chisholm said: "I want to thank each survivor of Derby's crimes who assisted us with our investigations. This has been a very lengthy and distressing time for them to finally see their perpetrator face justice. He will now face the consequences of his despicable actions."We treat all reports of sexual crime seriously and I would urge anyone who has been a victim to come forward, no matter how much time has passed, and report it to police.
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