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Edinburgh courts handed down severe sentences in February for a range of serious crimes, including theft, pedophilia, sexual assault, and violence. A factory worker was jailed for stealing over £500,000, while a pedophile faced prison time for grooming two schoolboys online. A man was sentenced to nearly four years for luring a girl into a McDonalds toilet for sex, and another man received six years for attempting to rape a woman on a flight. Victims shared the deep impacts of these attacks, with one woman now fearing flying alone due to her assault. Judges emphasized the devastating effects of such crimes on trust and safety. A twenty-four-year-old was sentenced to over seven years for arson, and a twenty-two-year-old received four years plus a two-year extension for racially abusing and axing a commuter. These sentences demonstrate courts commitment to cracking down on violence linked to hate, gangs, and exploitation.

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