Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry30 Jan 2026A legal blunder allowed the man who abused us at school to escape justice – until nowWilliam Brydson, who was "head of care" at a Newton Stewart boarding school, has been jailed for a litany of offences.30 Jan 202615 Jan 2026Nun jailed for abuse at Nazareth House children's homeThree people have been sentenced for a campaign of abuse towards children at homes across Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s.15 Jan 20266 Jan 2026Health board apology over psychiatric unit abuseNHS Dumfries and Galloway apologises to victims at a residential unit in Dumfries.6 Jan 20261 Dec 2025Former nuns guilty of abuse at Nazareth House children's homeChildren were beaten, forced to eat soap and shamed for bedwetting at homes in the 1970s and 80s, a court hears.1 Dec 202520 Aug 2025Children lived in 'state of fear' at boarding school - inquiryKeil School pupils were beaten, mocked and sexually abused from the 1950s to the 1990s, in a climate where silence was expected.20 Aug 202511 Aug 2025Former Edinburgh Academy teacher abused boys for 27 yearsJohn Young used excessive corporal punishment and behaved indecently towards some of the boys.11 Aug 202530 Jun 2025Teacher jailed for abuse of pupils at private schoolsWilliam Bain admitted abusing 11 boys aged between 11 and 14 at private school across the country.30 Jun 202525 Jun 2025Private school protected abusers for decades - inquiryThe Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has ruled the boarding school had a culture which involved "dreadful abuse'' of children.25 Jun 20256 May 2025Six-figure damages agreed over school abuse claimsAngus Bell said he and other pupils were subjected to extreme abuse by older students at Loretto School in Musselburgh.6 May 2025...
