Woman tells abuse inquiry of ‘life stolen’ at Glasgow children’s home
A former orphanage resident has told an inquiry she was sent to a shrine in France to cure her of a “mental illness” by a nun who called her evil.
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Inquiry hears girl jumped from building to her death following orphanage beating
A former children’s home resident has told an abuse inquiry that a girl jumped from a building to her death after getting “battered” by a nun. Anne Marie Carr, who
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Victim tells inquiry sexual abuse was ‘whitewashed’ by children’s home staff
A man has told an inquiry how the sexual abuse he suffered as a child was “whitewashed” during his time at a children’s home. A witness told the Scottish Child
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Mother and stepfather jailed for raping girl whose abuse complaints were ignored
A mother and stepfather have been jailed for the rape of a girl who was returned to their care after social services dismissed her as “troublesome”. The parents, now both
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Former youth football coach to stand trial on sex abuse charges
Former youth football coach and scout “Kit” Carson is to stand trial accused of the historical sexual abuse of boys aged under 16. Michael “Kit” Carson, 74, pleaded not guilty
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Mother and stepfather guilty of raping girl whose abuse complaints were ignored
A mother and stepfather have been found guilty of raping a girl who was returned to their care after being dismissed as a “troublesome teenager” by social services. The parents,
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Inquiry hears girl sexually assaulted by priest in confessional
A girl was sexually abused by a priest after she went to confession, an inquiry has heard. The attack happened when the child went to show the priest a picture
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Orphanage volunteer tells inquiry she tried to protect boy from nun’s ridicule
A former volunteer at an orphanage has told how she tried to cover up a child’s bed wetting to save him from being “ridiculed” by a nun. Margaret White was
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Scotland ‘should be ashamed’ of child care system abuse, inquiry told
A former orphanage resident has said Scotland “should be ashamed” for failing to face up to a history of abuse and neglect in its child care system. The witness, who
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Social services dismissed sisters as ‘troublesome teenagers’ after reporting abuse, court told
Social services dismissed two sisters as “troublesome teenagers” when they were told of sexual abuse at the hands of their mother and stepfather, and returned them repeatedly to their care,
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