Catholic Church Abuse Claims Sparks Probe

The Edinburgh Evening News
November 25, 2013

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/catholic-church-abuse-claims-sparks-probe-1-3201752

Dr Andrew McLellan.

FORMER Church of Scotland Moderator the Very Rev Dr Andrew McLellan has been appointed to look into safeguarding procedures in the Catholic Church.

Dr McLellan, former minister of St Andrew’s and St George’s Church in George Street, is also a former chief inspector of prisons for 
Scotland.

The move comes as it was revealed a dossier of documents containing allegations of more than 20 cases of abuse in the Catholic Church has been passed to police.

Confidential letters from Scottish bishops, dating back to 1995 and including every diocese in Scotland, will be reviewed by Police Scotland, the force ­confirmed.

In one, a bishop describes abuse against “two severely mentally-handicapped young female adults”, according to reports.

Another reportedly refers to a 15-year-old boy as “sexually mature”.