Child Abuse Survivors in Scotland Organise Vigil to Remember Tragic Victims
By Lisa Boyle
The service will be held outside The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry building in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning. At 1pm survivors will gather to take part in a minute’s silence to remember youngsters whose lives have been taken by abusers, and those who have died without gaining justice for the crimes committed against them. Organisers from campaign group S.A.F.E said: “The Vigil has been arrange to coincide with the beginning of evidence taking at the inquiry. “Survivors from the campaign group who have organised the vigil want to encourage as many people who have been affected by historic abuse to come forward and give evidence to the inquiry.” Over the last couple of months we’ve told how Scottish football was rocked by revelations of historic child sex abuse. Former footie starlets have come forward to claim they were sexually assaulted and even raped by coaches and match officials. Last week TV weatherman Fred Talbot was found guilty of a string of vile sex attacks on seven young boys during his time as a teacher. The beast, 67, had been on trial at Lanark Sheriff Court accused of indecently assaulting nine boys during camping trips in Scotland between 1978 and 1981. Stone Roses singer Ian Brown even took to the stand to tell the jury Talbot molested his friend during one of the trips. A jury found Talbot guilty of seven charges and he is facing jail when he is sentenced next month. Talbot showed no emotion as the verdicts were read out.
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