Celtic face threat of multimillion pound compensation claim(The Times)
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Gary Mitchell
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Arsehole dragging things out with the not guilty plea.
archimedes
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Bluealbertz
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And the BBC lead with he's a school teacher and football coach but failed to disclose who with.. suprise suprise the name is avoided
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beefsupreme
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Just read the story no mention of peado fc and comments are not allowed on this particular story I wonder why.
remembertheepoch
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Yeovil Town by any chance? Maybe Sporting Lisbon? Maybe he just took training down the grass park?
borderbluenose
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BBC complicit again in covering up child abuse
Sancus
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BBC 2 are to show a new drama, Floodlights, which will cover the case of Andy Woodward, who was one of Barry Bennell’s victims.
Hopefully this will raise awareness of what has been happening at some football clubs, how it went unchallenged and will provide a springboard to justice for all victims of abuse.
Hopefully this will raise awareness of what has been happening at some football clubs, how it went unchallenged and will provide a springboard to justice for all victims of abuse.
BBC Two announces new factual drama Floodlights
It tells the impactful and important story of Andy Woodward, the former professional footballer whose brave revelations about the sexual abuse he suffered as a youth player sent shockwaves throughout the industry and across the globe
www.bbc.co.uk
borderbluenose
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You would hope so . Possibly have a disclaimer at the end
If you have been affected by this contact Thomsons or Spotlight !
but they probably won't
Aranoid Pandroid
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After the euphoria of last night, a timely wee bump. Page 18. Don't think so.
I find the fact any possible policy is available is absolutely bonkers (as do most people). Usually with any other insurance policy if a crime is committed the policy is void but a policy that is essentially cover for crimes committed, the worst of all crimes in child abuse is staggering.
Vony Tidmar
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Spotlight knew about this last week and were asked not to release anything on it by certain survivors and authorities.
We will always respect their request.
cambridgeblue
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okbear
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If the victims legal teams have requested the sist and the defendants have opposed it then it is obviously a tactical move.
One reason could be the impending legal cases on the criminality of individuals, another reason could be their CL pot of gold means they have more money in their coffers that the victims can stake claim to in any financial compensation award.
One reason could be the impending legal cases on the criminality of individuals, another reason could be their CL pot of gold means they have more money in their coffers that the victims can stake claim to in any financial compensation award.
Laudrup1
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Yes, I'm guessing Celtic's lawyers issue is they don't want another set of convictions in the news providing more evidence that a paedophile ring rang there over decades before the class action occurs.
You'd have thought that it only strengthens the Thomson's case.
It's a long process for the survivors though. It looks, in this case, that a delay is for the right reasons but it's just another period of time they suffer without legal acknowledgement of their claim.
You'd have thought that it only strengthens the Thomson's case.
It's a long process for the survivors though. It looks, in this case, that a delay is for the right reasons but it's just another period of time they suffer without legal acknowledgement of their claim.
dadobear22
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I initially thought this delay was at the request of celtic in another attempt to kick the can further down the road. These c**ts have a cheek objecting to the pause, they’ve been deflecting justice on this for decades.
Simply a Bear
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Is that totally a new individual being accused? I know you can't say names.
Just to let you know this has been reported incorrectly. If you don’t mind then could you please chop the post.
Thanks.
Ek_blue
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In what way has it been incorrectly reported mate?
There are 2 cases - one on behalf of an individual that was raised before group proceedings were raised and the group proceedings. The individual case has been paused to allow the group proceedings to take the lead.
You’ll also notice that the express has pulled the article.
Ek_blue
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Ahh right i get you mate. Cheers.
This is good news. Another 6 month delay would have been another blow for the victims.
TheBigKahuna
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Thought that was for George Square when I first seen the headline, should've known better!
Sancus
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As we have seen over the years, any complaints against P#2 and P#1 were systematically dismissed and they were routinely exonerated. They also had the clear support of high profile people at Celtic such as Burns and Kevin Kelly.
They must have been emboldened by the free rein they were getting resulting in god knows how many lives being ruined.
The galling aspect of all this is that people would have known what they were about. All these complaints over decades yet still no-one stepped in to put a stop to these monsters. Hugh Birt knew and tried but he was thwarted. But the police and journalists MUST have known and they would have had more power than one man such as Birt.
Football referee Hugh Stevenson’s abuse victims want the truth — The Times and The Sunday Times
Pete Haynes will never forget the day his life changed for ever. It was May 12, 1979, the day before his 13th birthday, and he was a VIP guest at the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian. “I was taken through the cordons and ushered into Hampden Park through the main gates,” he...
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Former chief executives of the Scottish FA have called for an inquiry into claims that a paedophile referee was “one of the most prolific sex offenders Scotland has ever known”.
Hugh Stevenson officiated at a number of international matches, was a registered referee for 19 years until 1983 and coached youth teams throughout central Scotland for decades.
Police were informed on at least two occasions that he was abusing boys but Stevenson was allowed to keep working with young players up until his death, aged 66, in 2004.
One survivor, Pete Haynes, 56, claimed that Stevenson forged a close friendship with another paedophile, a school football coach, and had free rein to walk the corridors and enter changing rooms.
He is demanding that Police Scotland start a posthumous investigation into the man he believes was a “serial child rapist” as he appealed for other survivors to come forward.
“Nothing can be done about the horrendous abuse that I suffered, but I want answers from the police about what they knew about Hugh Stevenson and why nothing was done,”
Haynes said. “I am convinced Stevenson was one of the most prolific sex offenders Scotland has ever known.”
He is being backed by Gordon Smith, the former Rangers forward and SFA chief executive, who said: “Who knows how many other kids suffered at the hands of Stevenson? A bigger investigation is needed to help those who have suffered for many, many years.”
Stewart Regan, another former chief executive, who offered a personal apology to Haynes, added: “I would support a police investigation that would shed light on exactly what happened to Pete and others who came into contact with Hugh Stevenson.”
Strathclyde police investigated Stevenson in 1993 and 1996 and submitted reports to the Crown Office, but no charges were brought. Police Scotland said it took all such reports seriously.
*Football referee Hugh Stevenson’s abuse victims want the truth*
Pete Haynes will never forget the day his life changed for ever. It was May 12, 1979, the day before his 13th birthday, and he was a VIP guest at the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian.
“I was taken through the cordons and ushered into Hampden Park through the main gates,” he recalls. “I was seeing all my heroes and it was the biggest day of my life.”
The man who had made his dreams come true was Hugh Stevenson, a high-level referee and youth coach, who had officiated a home international fixture between England and Wales at Wembley two years earlier. Charming and adorned in a Scottish FA blazer, he had little trouble convincing the parents of this promising young player that he deserved a trip to the national stadium.
“That day turned into 43 years of pain,” Haynes, now 56, said. “I was groomed within the home of Scottish football.”
Immediately after the game Stevenson abused him. “When we were driving home he asked me to start changing the gears,” Haynes said. “He then unzipped my trousers and started to touch me.”
They are manoeuvres chillingly familiar to Stuart McMillan, 60, a retired prison officer, who has also waived his right to anonymity to accuse Stevenson of abuse.
Aged 17 he was assaulted by Stevenson months later after being given beer at a Masonic hall near Ferguslie Park, Paisley, following a friendly match between Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire referees.
“He offered me a lift home and said he could show me a way to get rid of a hangover,” he said. “Stevenson told me to undo the top button of my trousers, asked me to change the gears for him and then put his hand where it should not have been.”
Haynes, who lived in the same Paisley street as Stevenson, suffered horrific abuse over four years.
“I was raped dozens of times,” he said. “My dad would send me out to fetch a pint of milk and Stevenson would manage to find me.
Two hours later I’d be standing there bleeding, unable to explain to my family what had happened. For years I lived in fear that I had HIV.”
Now living in Fife and a father himself he is convinced Stevenson was a serial rapist. “I used to see boys going in and out of his house constantly,” he said.
“They’d come out looking how I felt the day that the abuse started.
They were traumatised.” Stevenson was associated with several clubs, including Ferguslie United and Eastercraigs Boys Club, right up until his death, aged 66, in 2004.
“In almost every game I played in, whether it was with school or a boys’ club, Stevenson would be there,” Haynes said. “He used to drive a yellow Austin Allegro, or a brown Mini, and would always offer a boy a lift home.
“Stevenson had unfettered access to thousands of boys for decades. He would take them away on trips to England and the continent.”
Haynes believes Stevenson worked with at least one other paedophile. “Weeks before he abused me the janitor at my school, who was also the football coach, and is also now dead, asked me to take my trousers down so I could see if I had reached puberty,” he said.
“He had coaching badges and he and Stevenson were very close. Their friendship meant Stevenson could wander around a primary school and a high school in Paisley at will.”
In 1993 Haynes reported his abuse to Strathclyde police and the Scottish FA. Stevenson was questioned but released without charge and continued to work with young footballers for many years.
In 1993 Haynes reported his abuse to Strathclyde police and the Scottish FA. Stevenson was questioned but released without charge and continued to work with young footballers for many years.
Jim Farry, then Scottish FA chief executive, now deceased, told Haynes he was “aware of Stevenson” but he could do nothing as he was no longer employed by the association.
By way of apology Haynes was offered a tour of Scottish Football Association’s hall of fame, then located at Park Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.
Haynes wants the police, whom he approached again in 2016, to launch a full posthumous investigation. “Had I killed Stevenson I would have been out of jail years ago, but without getting any form of justice I am effectively serving a life sentence,” he said.
“I believe he was a serial child rapist and the number of crimes he carried out was vast.” McMillan also wants to see the full extent of Stevenson’s abuse to be laid bare. “I have absolutely no doubt that he was abusing many other boys,” he said. “It is time for the truth to come out.”
*Behind the story*
Scottish football clubs including Celtic, Rangers and Hibernian apologised after an independent report revealed the scale of sexual abuse within the national game.
Dozens of survivors came forward to give evidence against paedophiles who targeted young players over three decades.
The findings were published last year in a review commissioned by the Scottish FA. The authors were shocked by how easy it was for predators to use their “good standing” to infiltrate the sport and gain unfettered access to children, who had little or no support from those tasked with protecting them.
The review found that former senior figures at Celtic FC were likely to have been aware that abuse was taking place within its feeder club but failed to alert authorities.
It suggested that senior clubs could not distance themselves from affiliated boys’ clubs. It also disclosed that known paedophiles worked together to groom boys and trafficked them over UK and international borders for abuse.
Ian Maxwell, chief executive of the Scottish FA, said the report left him “deeply upset”.
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BlueBaloo
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Scottish football clubs including Celtic, Rangers and Hibernian apologised after an independent report revealed the scale of sexual abuse within the national game.
Celtic to my knowledge have not offered any apology of any sort and continue to obfusticate with statements using words like "regret" .
As the song goes..Sorry seems to be the hardest word.
Celtic to my knowledge have not offered any apology of any sort and continue to obfusticate with statements using words like "regret" .
As the song goes..Sorry seems to be the hardest word.
With convictions, and more to come, then this club should not be allowed anywhere near youth football.
bad boy boogie
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Still tainting their history....neverending and disgusting.
DJT
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Tone-deaf arseholes.
Sancus
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Good to see a decent compensation payment being awarded to help Mr Findlay recover and move on.
A man who was sexually assaulted by a teacher at a boarding school in Moray has been awarded a six-figure payout.
John Findlay, who was 12 when he was abused at Aberlour House, said his case could help others come forward.
Mr Findlay revealed the impact of his abuse at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry last year.
He detailed how he now sufferers from severe anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of what happened.
The abuse took place in 1990 at Aberlour House - then considered a prep school for Gordonstoun. The two schools merged in 1999.
Aberlour School Limited have admitted liability and paid Mr Findlay a six-figure sum.
A man who was sexually assaulted by a teacher at a boarding school in Moray has been awarded a six-figure payout.
John Findlay, who was 12 when he was abused at Aberlour House, said his case could help others come forward.
Mr Findlay revealed the impact of his abuse at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry last year.
He detailed how he now sufferers from severe anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of what happened.
The abuse took place in 1990 at Aberlour House - then considered a prep school for Gordonstoun. The two schools merged in 1999.
Aberlour School Limited have admitted liability and paid Mr Findlay a six-figure sum.
Man gets six-figure compensation for Moray school sexual abuse
John Findlay was assaulted by a teacher at Aberlour House boarding school in Moray when he was 12.
www.bbc.co.uk
Absolutely horrific. Many youngsters abused and their lives left in ruins. Justice will come too late for many off them.
Football referee Hugh Stevenson’s abuse victims want the truth — The Times and The Sunday Times
Pete Haynes will never forget the day his life changed for ever. It was May 12, 1979, the day before his 13th birthday, and he was a VIP guest at the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian. “I was taken through the cordons and ushered into Hampden Park through the main gates,” he...
Former chief executives of the Scottish FA have called for an inquiry into claims that a paedophile referee was “one of the most prolific sex offenders Scotland has ever known”.
Hugh Stevenson officiated at a number of international matches, was a registered referee for 19 years until 1983 and coached youth teams throughout central Scotland for decades.
Police were informed on at least two occasions that he was abusing boys but Stevenson was allowed to keep working with young players up until his death, aged 66, in 2004.
One survivor, Pete Haynes, 56, claimed that Stevenson forged a close friendship with another paedophile, a school football coach, and had free rein to walk the corridors and enter changing rooms.
He is demanding that Police Scotland start a posthumous investigation into the man he believes was a “serial child rapist” as he appealed for other survivors to come forward.
“Nothing can be done about the horrendous abuse that I suffered, but I want answers from the police about what they knew about Hugh Stevenson and why nothing was done,”
Haynes said. “I am convinced Stevenson was one of the most prolific sex offenders Scotland has ever known.”
He is being backed by Gordon Smith, the former Rangers forward and SFA chief executive, who said: “Who knows how many other kids suffered at the hands of Stevenson? A bigger investigation is needed to help those who have suffered for many, many years.”
Stewart Regan, another former chief executive, who offered a personal apology to Haynes, added: “I would support a police investigation that would shed light on exactly what happened to Pete and others who came into contact with Hugh Stevenson.”
Strathclyde police investigated Stevenson in 1993 and 1996 and submitted reports to the Crown Office, but no charges were brought. Police Scotland said it took all such reports seriously.
*Football referee Hugh Stevenson’s abuse victims want the truth*
Pete Haynes will never forget the day his life changed for ever. It was May 12, 1979, the day before his 13th birthday, and he was a VIP guest at the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian.
“I was taken through the cordons and ushered into Hampden Park through the main gates,” he recalls. “I was seeing all my heroes and it was the biggest day of my life.”
The man who had made his dreams come true was Hugh Stevenson, a high-level referee and youth coach, who had officiated a home international fixture between England and Wales at Wembley two years earlier. Charming and adorned in a Scottish FA blazer, he had little trouble convincing the parents of this promising young player that he deserved a trip to the national stadium.
“That day turned into 43 years of pain,” Haynes, now 56, said. “I was groomed within the home of Scottish football.”
Immediately after the game Stevenson abused him. “When we were driving home he asked me to start changing the gears,” Haynes said. “He then unzipped my trousers and started to touch me.”
They are manoeuvres chillingly familiar to Stuart McMillan, 60, a retired prison officer, who has also waived his right to anonymity to accuse Stevenson of abuse.
Aged 17 he was assaulted by Stevenson months later after being given beer at a Masonic hall near Ferguslie Park, Paisley, following a friendly match between Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire referees.
“He offered me a lift home and said he could show me a way to get rid of a hangover,” he said. “Stevenson told me to undo the top button of my trousers, asked me to change the gears for him and then put his hand where it should not have been.”
Haynes, who lived in the same Paisley street as Stevenson, suffered horrific abuse over four years.
“I was raped dozens of times,” he said. “My dad would send me out to fetch a pint of milk and Stevenson would manage to find me.
Two hours later I’d be standing there bleeding, unable to explain to my family what had happened. For years I lived in fear that I had HIV.”
Now living in Fife and a father himself he is convinced Stevenson was a serial rapist. “I used to see boys going in and out of his house constantly,” he said.
“They’d come out looking how I felt the day that the abuse started.
They were traumatised.” Stevenson was associated with several clubs, including Ferguslie United and Eastercraigs Boys Club, right up until his death, aged 66, in 2004.
“In almost every game I played in, whether it was with school or a boys’ club, Stevenson would be there,” Haynes said. “He used to drive a yellow Austin Allegro, or a brown Mini, and would always offer a boy a lift home.
“Stevenson had unfettered access to thousands of boys for decades. He would take them away on trips to England and the continent.”
Haynes believes Stevenson worked with at least one other paedophile. “Weeks before he abused me the janitor at my school, who was also the football coach, and is also now dead, asked me to take my trousers down so I could see if I had reached puberty,” he said.
“He had coaching badges and he and Stevenson were very close. Their friendship meant Stevenson could wander around a primary school and a high school in Paisley at will.”
In 1993 Haynes reported his abuse to Strathclyde police and the Scottish FA. Stevenson was questioned but released without charge and continued to work with young footballers for many years.
In 1993 Haynes reported his abuse to Strathclyde police and the Scottish FA. Stevenson was questioned but released without charge and continued to work with young footballers for many years.
Jim Farry, then Scottish FA chief executive, now deceased, told Haynes he was “aware of Stevenson” but he could do nothing as he was no longer employed by the association.
By way of apology Haynes was offered a tour of Scottish Football Association’s hall of fame, then located at Park Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.
Haynes wants the police, whom he approached again in 2016, to launch a full posthumous investigation. “Had I killed Stevenson I would have been out of jail years ago, but without getting any form of justice I am effectively serving a life sentence,” he said.
“I believe he was a serial child rapist and the number of crimes he carried out was vast.” McMillan also wants to see the full extent of Stevenson’s abuse to be laid bare. “I have absolutely no doubt that he was abusing many other boys,” he said. “It is time for the truth to come out.”
*Behind the story*
Scottish football clubs including Celtic, Rangers and Hibernian apologised after an independent report revealed the scale of sexual abuse within the national game.
Dozens of survivors came forward to give evidence against paedophiles who targeted young players over three decades.
The findings were published last year in a review commissioned by the Scottish FA. The authors were shocked by how easy it was for predators to use their “good standing” to infiltrate the sport and gain unfettered access to children, who had little or no support from those tasked with protecting them.
The review found that former senior figures at Celtic FC were likely to have been aware that abuse was taking place within its feeder club but failed to alert authorities.
It suggested that senior clubs could not distance themselves from affiliated boys’ clubs. It also disclosed that known paedophiles worked together to groom boys and trafficked them over UK and international borders for abuse.
Ian Maxwell, chief executive of the Scottish FA, said the report left him “deeply upset”.
This should all be fast tracked but it seems to me that every time a court gets to deal with these cases it just results in more delays.
Sancus
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Incredible. This shows just how out of touch (or complicit) were senior officials.
Taffyblue
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“Messers McGinn and McNeill also spoke and the latter was overwhelming in his praise of the Boys’ Club.
He told the audience that if you want to get on in life and in football with Celtic, the Boys’ Club is the best possible route”.
That’s disturbing - particularly as McNeill is one who knew.
Huckleberry
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With the numbers of victims lives affected by this national scandal, it is beyond belief that this organisation is allowed to function as if nothing has happened ?
Business as usual, quite unbelievable not to be mentioned, really speaks volumes of the integrity of the governing bodies in place within this backwater of a country.
Business as usual, quite unbelievable not to be mentioned, really speaks volumes of the integrity of the governing bodies in place within this backwater of a country.
Gaz030191
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Great to read this positive update. Keep up your great work. It's massively respected and appreciated.
theateam
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That's horrendous.Football referee Hugh Stevenson’s abuse victims want the truth — The Times and The Sunday Times
Pete Haynes will never forget the day his life changed for ever. It was May 12, 1979, the day before his 13th birthday, and he was a VIP guest at the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian. “I was taken through the cordons and ushered into Hampden Park through the main gates,” he...
Former chief executives of the Scottish FA have called for an inquiry into claims that a paedophile referee was “one of the most prolific sex offenders Scotland has ever known”.
Hugh Stevenson officiated at a number of international matches, was a registered referee for 19 years until 1983 and coached youth teams throughout central Scotland for decades.
Police were informed on at least two occasions that he was abusing boys but Stevenson was allowed to keep working with young players up until his death, aged 66, in 2004.
One survivor, Pete Haynes, 56, claimed that Stevenson forged a close friendship with another paedophile, a school football coach, and had free rein to walk the corridors and enter changing rooms.
He is demanding that Police Scotland start a posthumous investigation into the man he believes was a “serial child rapist” as he appealed for other survivors to come forward.
“Nothing can be done about the horrendous abuse that I suffered, but I want answers from the police about what they knew about Hugh Stevenson and why nothing was done,”
Haynes said. “I am convinced Stevenson was one of the most prolific sex offenders Scotland has ever known.”
He is being backed by Gordon Smith, the former Rangers forward and SFA chief executive, who said: “Who knows how many other kids suffered at the hands of Stevenson? A bigger investigation is needed to help those who have suffered for many, many years.”
Stewart Regan, another former chief executive, who offered a personal apology to Haynes, added: “I would support a police investigation that would shed light on exactly what happened to Pete and others who came into contact with Hugh Stevenson.”
Strathclyde police investigated Stevenson in 1993 and 1996 and submitted reports to the Crown Office, but no charges were brought. Police Scotland said it took all such reports seriously.
*Football referee Hugh Stevenson’s abuse victims want the truth*
Pete Haynes will never forget the day his life changed for ever. It was May 12, 1979, the day before his 13th birthday, and he was a VIP guest at the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian.
“I was taken through the cordons and ushered into Hampden Park through the main gates,” he recalls. “I was seeing all my heroes and it was the biggest day of my life.”
The man who had made his dreams come true was Hugh Stevenson, a high-level referee and youth coach, who had officiated a home international fixture between England and Wales at Wembley two years earlier. Charming and adorned in a Scottish FA blazer, he had little trouble convincing the parents of this promising young player that he deserved a trip to the national stadium.
“That day turned into 43 years of pain,” Haynes, now 56, said. “I was groomed within the home of Scottish football.”
Immediately after the game Stevenson abused him. “When we were driving home he asked me to start changing the gears,” Haynes said. “He then unzipped my trousers and started to touch me.”
They are manoeuvres chillingly familiar to Stuart McMillan, 60, a retired prison officer, who has also waived his right to anonymity to accuse Stevenson of abuse.
Aged 17 he was assaulted by Stevenson months later after being given beer at a Masonic hall near Ferguslie Park, Paisley, following a friendly match between Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire referees.
“He offered me a lift home and said he could show me a way to get rid of a hangover,” he said. “Stevenson told me to undo the top button of my trousers, asked me to change the gears for him and then put his hand where it should not have been.”
Haynes, who lived in the same Paisley street as Stevenson, suffered horrific abuse over four years.
“I was raped dozens of times,” he said. “My dad would send me out to fetch a pint of milk and Stevenson would manage to find me.
Two hours later I’d be standing there bleeding, unable to explain to my family what had happened. For years I lived in fear that I had HIV.”
Now living in Fife and a father himself he is convinced Stevenson was a serial rapist. “I used to see boys going in and out of his house constantly,” he said.
“They’d come out looking how I felt the day that the abuse started.
They were traumatised.” Stevenson was associated with several clubs, including Ferguslie United and Eastercraigs Boys Club, right up until his death, aged 66, in 2004.
“In almost every game I played in, whether it was with school or a boys’ club, Stevenson would be there,” Haynes said. “He used to drive a yellow Austin Allegro, or a brown Mini, and would always offer a boy a lift home.
“Stevenson had unfettered access to thousands of boys for decades. He would take them away on trips to England and the continent.”
Haynes believes Stevenson worked with at least one other paedophile. “Weeks before he abused me the janitor at my school, who was also the football coach, and is also now dead, asked me to take my trousers down so I could see if I had reached puberty,” he said.
“He had coaching badges and he and Stevenson were very close. Their friendship meant Stevenson could wander around a primary school and a high school in Paisley at will.”
In 1993 Haynes reported his abuse to Strathclyde police and the Scottish FA. Stevenson was questioned but released without charge and continued to work with young footballers for many years.
In 1993 Haynes reported his abuse to Strathclyde police and the Scottish FA. Stevenson was questioned but released without charge and continued to work with young footballers for many years.
Jim Farry, then Scottish FA chief executive, now deceased, told Haynes he was “aware of Stevenson” but he could do nothing as he was no longer employed by the association.
By way of apology Haynes was offered a tour of Scottish Football Association’s hall of fame, then located at Park Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.
Haynes wants the police, whom he approached again in 2016, to launch a full posthumous investigation. “Had I killed Stevenson I would have been out of jail years ago, but without getting any form of justice I am effectively serving a life sentence,” he said.
“I believe he was a serial child rapist and the number of crimes he carried out was vast.” McMillan also wants to see the full extent of Stevenson’s abuse to be laid bare. “I have absolutely no doubt that he was abusing many other boys,” he said. “It is time for the truth to come out.”
*Behind the story*
Scottish football clubs including Celtic, Rangers and Hibernian apologised after an independent report revealed the scale of sexual abuse within the national game.
Dozens of survivors came forward to give evidence against paedophiles who targeted young players over three decades.
The findings were published last year in a review commissioned by the Scottish FA. The authors were shocked by how easy it was for predators to use their “good standing” to infiltrate the sport and gain unfettered access to children, who had little or no support from those tasked with protecting them.
The review found that former senior figures at Celtic FC were likely to have been aware that abuse was taking place within its feeder club but failed to alert authorities.
It suggested that senior clubs could not distance themselves from affiliated boys’ clubs. It also disclosed that known paedophiles worked together to groom boys and trafficked them over UK and international borders for abuse.
Ian Maxwell, chief executive of the Scottish FA, said the report left him “deeply upset”.
RFC-GSTQ
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Can you please copy & paste mate.
BlueBaloo
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Actor Kevin Guthrie out of prison after sentence appeal for Glasgow sex attack
The Court of Criminal Appeal reduced the three year sentence imposed at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year to two and the 34-year-old Sunshine on Leith actor was released immediately.
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
Why is this Lord Carloway so sympathetic towards sex offenders?
geronimo
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It's already been done a little bit up the thread.
Bluechip
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I'll hazard a guess and ask, is he like minded?Actor Kevin Guthrie out of prison after sentence appeal for Glasgow sex attack
The Court of Criminal Appeal reduced the three year sentence imposed at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year to two and the 34-year-old Sunshine on Leith actor was released immediately.
Why is this Lord Carloway so sympathetic towards sex offenders?
Family bam
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Yes he is, his father is a Bluenose.
