Four members of an alleged paedophile ring have appeared at court.
The group, comprising three men and a woman, appeared in private from custody at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday.
They are alleged to have abused four different children in a two-year campaign.
Stephen Ferguson is alleged to have raped one girl on a number of occasions between June 2014 and June 2016 at an address in Perth.
The 26-year-old, of James Street, Perth, made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Ryan Dunn is alleged to have raped a different girl on a number of occasions between October 2014 and May 2016.
Dunn is also alleged to have raped a second girl on a number of occasions between the same dates.
Both offences are said to have taken place at addresses in the Perth area.
The 25-year-old, of the city’s St Catherine’s Square, made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Aaron Dunn is alleged to have raped a child at addresses in the Perth area between October 2014 and May 2016.
The 22-year-old, of Drumhar Court, Perth, made no plea and had his plea for bail granted. However the Crown has appealed the decision and Dunn was remanded pending the outcome.
Mary Hodge is alleged to have sexually assaulted a young boy on a number of occasions by touching him inappropriately at addresses in the Perth area between October 2014 and May 2016.
The 27-year-old, of Balgowan Road Perth, made no plea and had her plea for bail granted. However the Crown has appealed the decision and Hodge was remanded pending the outcome.
The case against all four was continued for further examination.
