SCOTLAND
Highland News
Written by Eilidh Davies
POLICE this week revealed a report had been passed to the Procurator Fiscal in relation to allegations of historical abuse against nine men at the former Fort Augustus Abbey school.
The move came as the Catholic Church has issued a “profound” apology to victims of child sex abuse following a damning report which was published this week.
The McLellan Commission was set-up to investigate abuse in the wake of the shocking allegations of sexual and physical abuse by monks at Fort Augustus as well as other scandals including the resignation of the former leader of the church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, following revelations that he made sexual advances to priests.
The report was published this week and called on the church to make an “unmistakeable and unequivocal” apology and “heal the hurt” of victims.
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