Priest in Peter Tobin trial accused of raping 13-year-old

SCOTLAND
The Times

June 16, 2018

By Jeremy Watson

Police are investigating an allegation of historical child sex abuse against a priest linked to a murder trial.

Officers confirmed that they had received a complaint against Father Gerry Nugent, who died in 2010. BBC Scotland reported allegations from a 51-year-old woman who claimed that she was raped by Nugent when she was a teenager.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “We can confirm we have received a complaint and enquiries are ongoing.” The matter is a live investigation, she confirmed.

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