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Malvern

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5 hours ago, KingKirk said:

Hes gonna plead guilty to all charges apparently.

When is the documentary getting shown.

"The Men behind the paedo coverup"

Sounds a catchy title, maybe the beeb can do a Silhouette of big Jock throwing himself off the paedo dome before getting into the detail of the decades of abuse. They can have a follow up series all about the papish church, fucking loads of material, will be on the TV more than the X factor if they have to report everything.

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Former youth football coach admits abuse

 

"A former youth coach involved in Scottish football has been jailed after admitting a series of child sex abuse crimes.

"Jim McCafferty, 73, worked at celtic, hibernian and Falkirk more than 20 years ago.

"At the High Court in Edinburgh, he admitted 10 charges of indecent assault and one of lewd and libidinous behaviour against teenage boys.

"He was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison.

"He is the fourth man connected to either celtic or celtic Boys Club to be found guilty of historical child sex abuse in the past year.

"This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version."

BBC not differentiating celtic from the boys club on their main site and looks like more to come "This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version."

How this man and the others got away with it for so long is disgusting and those who covered it up (individuals/organisations/government) now need to be prosecuted/taken to task to the full letter of the law.

cfc as well as all the other clubs should now take full responsibility for their part in all this and pay compensation to the abused while accepting punishment from the footballing authority's.  

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3 hours ago, Blue Nosed Babe said:

One attack at celtic park. Dornan tweeting Mark Daly requesting to duscuss something in private.

"One attack at celtic park" admitted? I'm sure there will be more, may be not McCafferty, but there were far too many operating out of that club for there not to be others.

 "Dornan tweeting Mark Daly requesting to discuss something in private." Mark need to steer clear of any government snpIRA influences (Dornan et al) as this is about justice for the abused and any involvement with them (snp/IRA) will only be to continue the cover up depriving the victims of any justice and closure.

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STV running with more details

Former celtic youth coach admits abusing teenagers

 

Jim McCafferty,73, jailed for six years and nine months at the High Court in Edinburgh.

A former celtic youth coach has been jailed for six years and nine months after admitting sexually abusing young footballers.

Jim McCafferty, 73, pleaded guilty to 11 charges of abusing teenagers between 1972 and 1996 at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, and one charge of breach of the peace.

Four young players were abused by McCafferty while they played for celtic Boys Club and celtic youth team, while others trained with youth teams he ran in North Lanarkshire.

Police described the scale of the abuse he inflicted as "unprecedented" and said his victims "lived in fear".

The court heard how McCafferty - who was also placed on the sex offenders register - abused his position of power and used his intimidating physique to carry out a campaign of "sexual depravity" against budding footballers.

The incidents took place in several locations across Scotland - including team showers, hotel rooms and mini buses - over several decades from the 1970s onwards.

Among the complainers were former professional footballers, the court heard.

Judge Lord Beckett said: "For many complainers, the sexual abuse inflicted was repeated over a number of years.

"In seven impact statements I have learned of the serious and lasting effects of your prolonged course of criminal conduct.

"The courts must do what they can to seek to eradicate the sexual abuse of children engaged in sport."

McCafferty's lawyer told the court he wanted to apologise to his victims and their families.

The former coach was previously jailed for sexual offences against a boy in Northern Ireland, where he most recently lived.

McCafferty, originally from Wishaw, worked at celtic more than 20 years ago and had spells as kitman at other Scottish clubs, including Falkirk and Hibernian.

He is the fourth man connected with celtic or celtic Boys Club to be jailed for historical sex abuse in the last year, after Jim Torbett, Frank Cairney and Gerald King.

Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Taylor praised McCafferty's victims for coming forward to give evidence against the former coach.

She said: "These boys had a passion for the game, they had dreams and hopes. Rather than provide a place of safety for them to fulfil these dreams, he used football to prey upon them.

"The trust and respect they showed him was repaid by a complete and utter abuse of power. McCafferty exploited his position to satisfy his own sexual depravity.

"James McCafferty has blighted the lives of so many people, both his victims and their families. As boys, his victims lived in fear but as adults they stood united, finding the courage and strength to speak out.

"They were listened to and without their testimony we would not be here today witnessing McCafferty's long-awaited admissions of guilt.

"I would like to pay my own personal gratitude to these men. The damage that McCafferty inflicted will never be forgotten, however, today hopefully starts the process of trying to resolve the past.

"The scale of his abuse is unprecedented, and demonstrates the systematic and calculated methods he used to target his victims.

"Whether as a respected coach or an affable kitman, he used every opportunity available to perpetrate his callous abuse."

Looks like more than one professional footballer provided evidence "Among the complainers were former professional footballers, the court heard", looks like there's going to be no hiding place now. 

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Rangers demonised and sent to the lower leagues because of a tax bill.  Will the Scottish football authorities now take action against a club that harboured a child abuse ring and covered up the truth? Very much doubt it, to be honest. 

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2 hours ago, Rob4th said:

Don’t know how to post a link but have a look at Sky News on line, they are giving a bit more detail including possible links to Barry Bennel 

https://news.sky.com/story/jim-mccafferty-ex-celtic-youth-coach-admits-sexually-abusing-young-footballers-11719674

Pretty clear link established in this article McCafferty/Bennell.

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The former player who spoke to Sky News described how the ex-coach used to run an under-12s team.

He told of how McCafferty asked him to help train the kids which included a weekend trip to Manchester.

"Afterwards the strangest thing happened. We all got back in the mini bus and McCafferty said, 'I am going to take you to see a friend of mine.' We drove from Manchester to Crewe and I thought, 'Why are we going to Crewe?'

"It was Barry Bennell who we met, he introduced us to him."


Pure fuckin' evil..

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1 hour ago, Blue Nosed Babe said:

One attack at celtic park. Dornan tweeting Mark Daly requesting to duscuss something in private.

Still not picking up the bloody phone that lot.

Just over 6 months per attack on a child. Scandalous sentencing. The scum really are scotlands shame.

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1 minute ago, SonOfLuther said:

The former player who spoke to Sky News described how the ex-coach used to run an under-12s team.

He told of how McCafferty asked him to help train the kids which included a weekend trip to Manchester.

"Afterwards the strangest thing happened. We all got back in the mini bus and McCafferty said, 'I am going to take you to see a friend of mine.' We drove from Manchester to Crewe and I thought, 'Why are we going to Crewe?'

"It was Barry Bennell who we met, he introduced us to him."


Pure fuckin' evil..

Dirty dirty beast bastards.

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