Report into sexual abuse in Scottish orphanage

[Lou2U]

Child abuse inquiry says orphanages were places of 'threat and abuse' - BBC News

Nuns belonging to the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul ran the Catholic Children’s home near Lanark, as well as Bellevue House, Rutherglen.

Lady Smith, who is chairing the inquiry, has published a report on evidence heard during the case study. She said the homes were places of fear, threat, and excessive discipline.The judge said emotional, physical and sexual abuse took place. The children found “no love, no compassion, no dignity and no comfort,” she said.

• They were sexually abused in Smyllum by priests, a trainee priest, nuns, members of staff and a volunteer. The abuse was, in some cases, prolonged.

• They were beaten, put in cold baths and humiliated in ways that included “wearing” their wet sheets and being subjected to hurtful name-calling by Sisters and by other children.
• Many children were force-fed.
• Children were used as unpaid labour.

Just horrific findings. I hope the victims can get some peace and vindication from this report.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

And as usual it closed in 1981, almost 40 years ago, but one has to read about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way down the page to find that out.
While I feel for the victims, these articles always make it sound like the abuse was happening yesterday.

 

[Irishmom2]

I am not really sure that is much different than priestly abuse that happened 40 years ago… If the victims are still alive, I am going to presume they still bear the scars of what happened to them. I did not know this went on actually as often as it has in orphanages. I read a rather lengthy article elsewhere that was also at an orphanage.