Nine face Fort Augustus Abbey abuse allegations

SCOTLAND
BBC News

Nine men have been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with alleged abuse at a former Catholic boarding school in the Highlands.

Prosecutors are considering the claims linked to Fort Augustus Abbey.

The Crown Office said the reports were submitted to the fiscal in Inverness.

A spokesperson said: “The procurator fiscal has received reports concerning nine men in relation to incidents alleged to have occurred between September 1967 and December 1992.”

The statement added: “The reports remain under consideration.”

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