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Police chiefs have paid tribute to 'each survivor' of a horror Ayrshire sex attacker after he was caged for 12 years.
Hugh Derby was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for non-recent sexual offences against young females in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.
The 52-year-old was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday for crimes that happened between 1999 and 2014.
Now, top detectives who probed the sex offender have thanked victims for coming forward to help with their investigations.
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.
"I hope this provides some form of comfort as they try to move forward with their lives.
