Orphanages of a religious congregation in Scotland have allowed sexual abuse of boys for 50 years

A judicial inquiry opened in 2015 revealed that thousands of boys have been physically and psychologically abused for over 50 years in an orphanage in Scotland. The case, led by Anne Smith, Scottish Supreme Court Attorney and Magistrate, is part of an extensive investigation program into these cases throughout the British region.

The abuse occurred in the four orphanages of the Sisters of Nazareth religious congregation in that country, and there are confirmed cases between 1933 and 1984.

Some of them have also been the subject of badual abuse "of maximum depravity"as they describe the findings of an investigation in which many witnesses shared their experiences. The testimonies were collected in Edinburgh during 27 meetings. Nearly 40 people remembered the events in the orphanages of the religious congregation and the texts of 29 others were read.

"Boys and girls They were victims of badual abuse by orphanage workers, visitors, priests and sisters. Adults who knew about abuses, including those of the religious order, took no action, "the report says.

"The homes of Nazareth in Scotland were for many children a place of fear, hostility and confusion, where they were physically and psychologically degraded with impunity," says Smith in his conclusions. . The research focused on the homes of this Catholic congregation in the Scottish communities of Aberdeen, Cardonald, Lbadwade and Kilmarnock.

A spokesman for the religious congregation told the media that the order "cooperated and continues to cooperate with all investigations into past child rights violations". In addition, this source points out that the Sisters of Nazareth no longer run childcare services in the UK.

"During our hearings at the Scottish Inquiry, we apologize for any abuse committed in any of our former children's homes," added the spokesman.

This is not the first undisclosed case of abuse of children in Scottish territory since at the end of 2018 a similar investigation revealed that the children of an orphanage run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul had suffered the same excesses.