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Kris Gourlay

Edinburgh BBC presenter Nicky Campbell tells of sexual abuse at private school

Nicky Campbell Alex Renton Edinburgh Sexual Abuse Britain Daily Record

BBC presenter and broadcaster Nicky Campbell has revealed the sickening sexual abuse he witnessed as a child at an Edinburgh school.

Making the announcement on his BBC podcast, released on Wednesday, he also speaks with journalist Alex Renton on the endemic abuse in Britain's public schools. Nicky said his experiences from the age of ten have had a long-lasting impact on his adult life, reports the Daily Record.

Nicky said that the abuse began in 1971 at Edinburgh Academy. While returning from a rugby match on a bitterly cold day, he said that a teacher performed a sex act on one of his friends, but they didn't even speak about it after school, saying the teacher was "known for it."

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