Dumfries school sex abuse survivor set to sue over horrific abuse

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A man who was repeatedly raped as a child at a Dumfries school is considering legal action against the male religious order whose members carried out the abuse.The 62-year-old is one of the former St Joseph’s College pupils who was targeted by sexual predators when the school was run by the Marist Brothers between 1950 and 1981.Andrew, who still lives in the region, said: “My case is in the hands of solicitors in Glasgow.“I’m considering a civil case because I want someone held responsible for what happened to me, and I don’t want any Catholic order entrusted with the care of children ever again.”Andrew spoke out after an inquiry found that “systematic failures” made it easy for Marist Brothers to target children at the school.He said: “I’m