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A social worker worker is suing his former bosses for £100,000 claiming he was smeared by cover-up allegations at a secure unit for troubled kids.
Andrew Walker, 64, worked at Kerelaw Residential Unit in Stevenson, Ayrshire, which was shut in 2006 following a police probe.
Two workers were jailed for abusing kids while a three-year investigation by operators Glasgow City Council found 40 staff abused kids and others failed to stop it.
Walker was Kerelaw assistant manager for 11 years and is now a social worker with Western Isles Council.
He said: “I have worked now for over 40 years as a social worker ...
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Jailed Largs man Matt George will have to endure many weeks of waiting to hear the outcome of his appeal.
Following two weeks of evidence last month, proceedings were concluded at the High Court in Edinburgh – but it could be September before the former art teacher discovers if he has been successful in his appeal.
However, Mr George – who in 2006 was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for abuse charges against pupils of Kerelaw Residential School, Stevenston – believes he finally received a “fair hearing” after years of protesting his innocence.
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Jailed Largs man Matt George has commenced his make-or-break appeal at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Last Tuesday, the former teacher of Kerelaw Residential School in Stevenston began his bid for freedom after years of protesting his innocence.
Back in 2006, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for physical and sexual abuses against pupils, but now hopes to show the court new evidence that will allow him to permanently return to family life in Rosebank Gardens, Largs.
Speaking this week, Mr George – who has been granted interim bail in recent times – stated his ...
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Support for Matt George in Scotland and for other wrongly accused staff from Kerelaw continues to grow with another letter of support published in the Largs and Millport Weekly news.
A FACT spokesman said this is not surprising given the overwhelming evidence that the staff at Kerelaw did exceptionally well in very difficult circumstances and with very limited resources or support from Glasgow Council
Mr Hepburn’s letter, published on the 10th March, should serve as a warning to all staff working with difficult children that they should not expect their employers to act fairly or with any real understanding of the difficult ...
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Largs man Matt George is poised to commence a make-or-break appeal against his imprisonment – and can count on the key support of local parliamentary members when he does so
Matt, 60 – who continues to insist he is innocent while on interim liberation – has been assigned eight days in May or June for his appeal and remains hopeful that a verdict of miscarriage of justice could be reached by judges re-examining his case.
The former Kerelaw Residential School art teacher was originally set aside four days and believes that the irregular granting of such an extension could represent tentative grounds ...
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