Former care worker who raped and abused vulnerable young people in care homes jailed for 15 years
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Ex-care worker who raped and abused vulnerable young people in care homes jailed

Edward Stanton, now 73, abused ten victims between May 1985 and April 1994 while working at children's homes in Scotland.

A former care worker who sexually and physically abused vulnerable young people while working at residential care homes in Scotland has been jailed for 15 years. More

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