Kerelaw school abuse victim: 'I was always scared'

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A victim recalls his ordeal at the hands of Matt George after a staff vs pupils football match.

A victim of abuse at Kerelaw school has told how his ordeal left him "always scared".

It is the second time Matthew George and John Muldoon have been convicted of offences against young people at Kerelaw.Thomas told BBC Scotland how he became a pupil after he began sniffing glue and engaging in minor criminality, such as shoplifting. Over the course of two years at the school, George - who was described by the ex-pupil as a "martial arts man" - subjected Thomas to physical and indecent assaults.

Thomas detailed an incident when George kicked him in the face without warning, leading to a swollen cheek and black eye.Thomas said: "I was a bag of nerves the whole time. I couldn't sleep properly, couldn't function properly. However, when allegations of abuse began to surface in 2004, Kerelaw was later closed and demolished.

 

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