SCOTLAND
Evening Times
Claims of sexual, physical, verbal or emotional abuse were made against seven members of the clergy and six others people working in the church community.
Six of the allegations related to historical abuse in the 1980s or earlier, the Church said.
No prosecutions have followed the 2013 allegations, although three people have been removed from ministry and one is no longer a volunteer.
Two cases are being reviewed by the procurator fiscal.
The allegations were contained in the Catholic Church’s annual Diocesan Safeguarding Audit, published today, which covers each of Scotland’s eight dioceses.
According to the audit, PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) checks were carried out on 488 Clergy and 4,225 volunteers.
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