UNITED KINGDOM
Oxford Mail
A FORMER headteacher of a boarding school at the centre of sexual abuse allegations has “stepped aside” from his position at an Oxford hall.
It follows allegations that Father Francis Davison failed to act on reports of sexual abuse that were made during his time at the Catholic Fort Augustus Abbey School in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s while he was headmaster.
Yesterday a St Benet’s Hall spokesman confirmed he had stepped aside from his role of religious superior at the hall in St Giles, where he was responsible for the welfare of student monks at the university for a year.
He added: “We would like to offer our heartfelt sympathies to former pupils of Fort Augustus Abbey School and their families.
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