SCOTLAND
STV
Two men appeared in court on Wednesday accused of carrying out years of sexual abuse on young boys at a school run by a controversial Catholic group.
Paul Kelly and John Farrell appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court over allegations of brutal sex attacks and beatings at the former St Ninian’s School in Falkland, Fife, between 1978 and 1983.
The pair face a total of 57 charges between them, including multiple accusations of having “unnatural carnal connections” with young boys at the school, sexual assaults, indecent assaults and using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards children.
Kelly faces seven charges of using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour as well as eight indecent assaults and two sexual assaults.
He if further alleged to have committed nine assaults on young boys, including dragging one boy to a river and forcing his head underwater.
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