Out of interest why does that article say only four men who were connected to Celtic FC & BC were convicted.
I thought it was more than double that?
There are actually 6 connected to cfc/cbc that have convictions. We also have a list with certain other names connected to the club along with priests.
P 1 (8 convictions)
1998
3 convictions of shameless and indecent conduct between 1967 and 1974
3 victims
2018
5 convictions of sexual abuse between 1986 and 1994
3 victims
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P 2 (6 convictions)
2018
6 convictions of indecent assault and two charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices from 1965 to 1986.
8 victims - 4 St Columba’s Boys Guild, 4 Celtic Boys Club.
2021
Case Code - GE19010036
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McCAFFERTY (13 convictions)
2018
1 conviction of sexual abusing a boy in Belfast.
2019
12 convictions of sexual assault on young players between 1972 and 1986.
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KING (5 convictions)
2019
5 convictions of lewd and libidinous behaviour
5 victims
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CULLEN (1 conviction)
2004
Indecency against boys as young as 10 (took 250 photographs)
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STRACHAN (22)
1985
1 conviction of indecent assault on a child.
1997
1 conviction of sexual assault on a 5-year-old boy.
2011
3 convictions for possessing indecent photographs of children.
1 conviction of making indecent photographs of children.
1 conviction of distributing indecent photographs of children.
1 conviction of raping an 18-month-old boy.
3 convictions of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards a child.
1 conviction of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards a
6-year-old boy.
1 conviction of participation in the commission of sexual offences including lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour, indecent assault, rape, sodomy and assault against children.
2 convictions of discussing carrying out sexual offences and assault against a child.
1 conviction of meet up with another, for the purpose of gaining access to and
committing sexual offences against male children.
1 conviction of using electronic communication with another, to state a desire to share a child for the purposes of committing sexual offences.
6 convictions of using electronic communication with another, to gain access to a child for the purposes of taking indecent images and committing sexual offences.
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If you count each of the boys in Cullen's 250 photographs as individual victims, the total of directly attributable and documented victims of paedophiles with Celtic FC/Celtic Boys Club connections is 285.
Total number of convictions is 55 - and that's not counting the convictions that will arise from P1 and P2 upcoming trials.