Child abuse victims to sue Celtic FC in landmark case

Civil action claims Scottish club failed to protect them from paedophiles working around Celtic Boys’ Club

Victims of a number of paedophiles are to sue Celtic football club in a ground-breaking civil action amidst claims it failed to protect them from sex abusers working around Celtic Boys’ Club.

Three victim-survivors aim to use a civil trial to “knock down the defence wall” they say Celtic has erected in order to distance itself from the Boys’ Club, the Guardian has learnt.

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from Football | The Guardian https://bit.ly/2Vimb7Y