SCOTLAND
Daily Record

13 SEPTEMBER 2015
BY MARION SCOTT

A PARISH priest has been suspended over abuse allegations.

Father Tom Shields has been ordered to stand down from his duties while police probe the claims.

The Catholic Church called in police after the allegations emerged against Shields, the priest at St John the Baptist church in Perth.

Church authorities say they found no evidence of any crime but the priest remains under suspension.

A spokesman for the Diocese of Dunkeld said: “Following a historical allegation against Father Tom Shields, he has been temporarily removed from his parish of St John’s, Perth and from his diocesan duties while national safeguarding protocols are followed.