Official figures show there were more than 40 sex offenders who were charged with a further sexual or violent offences in 2008/09.
Labour and the Tories said the total compared with just nine the previous year.
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Scottish sex crime reoffenders 'increase fivefold'
The number of registered sex offenders in Scotland who committed another sexual or violent crime has increased fivefold, it was claimed.
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