Furious Celtic Boys Club abuse survivors believe lawyers will try to argue their class action is too late. Thomsons Solicitors, representing 25 people who have made allegations of abuse, have vowed to fight the claim “robustly”.
Partner at the firm, Patrick McGuire, accused Celtic FC lawyers of “putting the boot into survivors by deploying this defence”. Four men, including ex-Boys Club boss Frank Cairney, have been convicted. And lawyers acting for the former players, are confident their court claim will be successful.
Here's the timeline of the youth team's abuse scandal, from it's inception in 1966 to the Daily Record revealing the truth of sex attacks on youth players, right up until the present day.
