More than 70 survivors of abuse in care who are elderly or terminally ill have been awarded £10,000 compensation payments by the Scottish Government. Since the Advance Payment Scheme was
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The Catholic Church in Scotland should create a stronger independent safeguarding service as a critical step to “rebuild trust” following abuse scandals, a review group has recommended. The Independent Review
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A former teacher at a residential childcare institution has claimed boys would sexually assault younger children at the home. The witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons, worked at
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A lawyer representing alleged victims of predatory paedophile Bob Higgins is calling for the law to be changed to allow the ex-football coach to be tried for further offences. The
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A former childcare resident has told how he believed himself to be in a relationship with a teacher who sexually abused him. The witness, who cannot be named for legal
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“Pure evil” paedophile ex-coach Bob Higgins has been jailed for 24 years and three months for sexually abusing schoolboy football players during a 25-year period. The 66-year-old, who ran the
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The chaplain of a top private school has been jailed for 12 years for abusing nine pupils across three decades. Gary Dobbie (pictured) was found guilty last month of four
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Victims have lined up to describe a “conveyor belt of abuse” suffered at the hands of “pure evil” coach Bob Higgins who sexually abused schoolboy football players over a 25-year
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The man accused of lying about a Westminster VIP paedophile gang faced household debts of £70,000 the year before he made his allegations to police, and was later paid £22,000
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A boy was sexually abused by two religious brothers at a children’s home as a third looked on, an inquiry has been told. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) heard
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