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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