1 named: Thomas Seed, aka Father Benedict Religious order says abuse ‘robbed’ pupils of their childhoods Pupils at schools linked to a religious order were “robbed of their childhoods” by the physical and sexual abuse which took place there, an inquiry has heard. Paul Reid, representing the English Benedictine Congregation, said it had “taken too long” for the pupils affected to be heard and believed. His comments were made during closing statements in the latest phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. It has been investigating schools linked to the English Benedictine Congregation, particularly Carlekemp in North Berwick and Fort Augustus Abbey in the Highlands. The inquiry has heard that one former teacher at Fort Augustus ... Continue reading... https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/...bbed-pupils-of-their-childhoods-38551848.html
