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Notorious Scots sex offender who tried to set up paedo ring caught with sim card in jail

A notorious sex offender who tried to set up a paedophile ring across Scotland’s jail network has been caught with an illicit sim card behind bars.

Reece Scobie, 29, is serving an extended seven year sentence after trying to lure the country’s worst paedophiles into joining him in a prison sex ring.

He is also serving 18 months for stalking his jail lover and sending his family death threats written in blood after he was dumped.

At Perth Sheriff Court Scobie, of Perthshire, admitted having the sim in his cell on June 14. Sheriff Gillian Wade added eight months to his jail term.

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