Celtic Boys Club manager 'stuffed banknotes in boy's mouth'

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The courage of these victims is humbling

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Cairney, who seems a perfectly charming cove, yesterday pled Not Guilty to a number of charges of sexual and physical abuse of teenage boys.

 

"Mr Cairney was lauded in July 1994 as “one of the great unsung heroes of the Celtic story” by the club magazine",

and you won't get a higher endorsement than that, anywhere.

 

Celtic Boys’ Club manager Frank Cairney charged with abusing three teenagers

Marc Horne

Saturday January 16 2021, 12.00am, The Times

 

Frank Cairney allegedly sexually and physically abused three boys at Parkhead and the club’s training ground. He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges through his lawyer

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/celtic-boys-club-manager-frank-cairney-charged-with-abusing-three-teenagers-gb3prcv9k

 

A former senior figure at Celtic FC’s feeder club has been charged with carrying out sexual abuse.

Frank Cairney, 85, who served as general manager of Celtic Boys’ Club from 1974 until 1991, has been charged with sexually and physically abusing three teenagers over an 11-year period.

 

Prosecutors claim that he attacked the youths on a number of occasions between 1978 and 1989, within “Celtic Park football ground, Parkhead”; Barrowfield training ground, Glasgow; a hotel room in Aviemore in the Highlands, and in a car.

 

It is alleged that on various occasions between February 1, 1986, and December 31, 1988, Mr Cairney indecently assaulted a youth, then aged between 15 and 18, at Celtic Park and Barrowfield.

 

It is said that he repeatedly hugged the teenager, placed his hands underneath his clothing and touched his thigh, groin, buttocks and penis. Mr Cairney is also alleged to have indecently assaulted another youth, aged between 15 and 16, “within a car in Paisley and within a car and the dressing rooms at Barrowfield training ground, Glasgow”, between July 1, 1978 and June 30, 1979. Between the same dates he is also said to have repeatedly punched and slapped the boy on the head and body in a dressing room at Barrowfield.

 

Mr Cairney is also alleged to have indecently assaulted a third youth, aged between 15 and 16, “at a hotel room in Aviemore and within a car in Cumbernauld” several times between August 1, 1988 and June 30, 1989.

 

Celtic Boys’ Club took part in a series of tournaments held in Aviemore over a number of years.

 

Barrowfield, which is next to Parkhead, was used as a training ground by both Celtic FC and the boys’ club at the time of the alleged incidents. It is still owned by the club.

 

Mr Cairney, who did not appear, pleaded not guilty to all of the charges through his lawyer, Mark Lutton, at a hearing at Glasgow sheriff court yesterday.

Mr Lutton said: “The defence is not prepared for trial.”

 

Claire Wallace, the procurator fiscal depute, confirmed that the Crown was ready for a trial, which is expected to last for four days.

A further hearing was set for March by Sheriff Alan Mackenzie. Mr Cairney, of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, had his bail continued.

 

Mr Cairney was lauded in July 1994 as “one of the great unsung heroes of the Celtic story” by the club magazine.

 

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Scottish Politicians won’t touch the Celtic BC child abuse scandal for fear of losing votes. That’s the real problem 

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Edited January 31, 2021 by ian1964

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