{"id":18073,"date":"2020-07-09T10:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/?p=18073"},"modified":"2020-07-09T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T12:00:12","slug":"legal-action-taken-against-celtic-football-club-regarding-sexual-abuse-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/?p=18073","title":{"rendered":"Legal action taken against Celtic Football Club regarding sexual abuse allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Formal legal action has begun against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/sport\/celtic\/\">Celtic<\/a>\u00a0Football Club regarding claims it failed to protect victims from sex abusers working around Celtic Boys\u2019 Club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Celtic declined to answer questions put forward by the Guardian in relation to the legal action but instead referred to a statement made by the club in February,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/18263787.celtic-very-sorry-child-abuse-took-place\/\">where<\/a> it said: \u201cCeltic Football Club is appalled by any form of historic abuse and has great sympathy for those who suffered abuse and for their families. \u201cThe club is very sorry that these events took place. The abuse of young people is an abhorrent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/glasgow-crime\/\">crime<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said: \u201cWith regard to the allegations regarding historic abuse at Celtic Boys\u2019 Club (which, so far as we have been made aware, relate to the period prior to 1997), although Celtic Football Club is a separate organisation, we take these extremely seriously because of the historic contacts between the two organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Historic sexual abuse cases often involve abuse over a number of years within a family, at a school, in residential care homes or the church.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">We have helped a number of clients who have been victims of historic sexual abuse and have successfully secured thousands of pounds for them. \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Suffering abuse can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. \u00a0Our injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. 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