Four men, including ex-Boys Club boss Frank Cairney, have been convicted
Furious Celtic Boys Club abuse survivors believe lawyers will try to argue their class action is too late. Thomsons Solicitors, representing 25 people who have made allegations of abuse, have vowed to fight the claim “robustly”.
Partner at the firm, Patrick McGuire, accused Celtic FC lawyers of “putting the boot into survivors by deploying this defence”. . And lawyers acting for the former players, are confident their court claim will be successful. Here's the timeline of the youth team's abuse scandal, from it's inception in 1966 to the Daily Record revealing the truth of sex attacks on youth players, right up until the present day.1974 A club official booted out of club after allegations of abuse.1996 Ex-Scotland star Alan Brazil reveals he was abused.
Top news stories today 1996 A Boys Club official arrested after stories in the Daily Record. Later jailed for two years. 1996 Paedophile kitman Jim McCafferty leaves Celtic for “personal reasons” after teen sex abuse claims surfaced.November 2016 The SFA announces review of allegations of historical child sex abuse.March 2017 Celtic FC paid £30,000 to ex-player who alleged he was abused by ex-Celtic coach Jim McCafferty in the 90s.2018 Celtic say the boys club was an “entirely separate entity”.2020 Celtic “very sorry” abuse ever took place. Civil legal action launched against Celtic.
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