SCOTLAND
Scotsman
by FRANK URQUHART
Published on the 21 August 2013
DETECTIVES investigating allegations of physical and sexual abuse at two Catholic boarding schools in Scotland have identified more than 20 potential victims, it was revealed today.
• Police have identified over 20 potential victims of sexual abuse in an investigation into two Catholic boarding schools in Scotland
• Investigation into Fort Augustus Abbey School in the Highlands and Carlekemp in East Lothian began in March following a complaint from a former pupil
The investigation centres on allegations of abuse at the Benedictine-run Fort Augustus Abbey School in the Highlands and its prep school Carlekemp in East Lothian.
The investigations began in March following a complaint by a former pupil. A BBC Scotland investigation, broadcast last month featured five men who claimed they had been raped or sexually assaulted by two Australian monks Father Aidan Duggan and Father Chrysostom Alexander. Father Fabian Duggan, Father Aidan Duggan’s brother has also been accused of abuse.
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