UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
By Nic Rigby
BBC News
A lawyer representing ex-residents of a Catholic orphanage – which is the centre of a police inquiry into abuse allegations – has already been contacted by 12 victims.
Tracey Emmott is representing a group of former residents of St Francis Boys Home in Shefford, Bedfordshire.
They allege they were physically or sexually abused at the home in the 1950s and 1960s.
The church regrets any possible harm but says the claims are not proven.
Ms Emmott, a specialist in cases of childhood sexual abuse, said that since new concerns about the abuse became public in May this year, she has been contacted by 12 ex-residents.
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