SCOTLAND
Daily Record
CARDINAL Keith O’Brien is facing legal action over a new allegation of abuse dating back to the 1980s.
A former seminarian, who has not been named, has spoken out after the recent spate of allegations.
Solicitor Cameron Fyfe confirmed that he has been instructed by the man to make a claim for compensation against Cardinal O’Brien.
Earlier this month, Cardinal O’Brien issued a sweeping apology and admitted his sexual conduct had at times “fallen below the standards expected of me”.
The cardinal, who was Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric, stepped down from his post as archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh a day after three priests and a former priest made allegations of “inappropriate” behaviour against him.
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