SCOTLAND
Scottish Catholic Observer
A former headmaster of Fort Augustus Abbey School has resigned from a senior role at a Benedictine college of Oxford University in light of ongoing investigations of abuse and coverup at the school in the Scottish Highlands.
Fr Francis Davidson, the only surviving headmaster of the school, faces accusations of covering up child sex abuse during his time as headmaster at Fort Augustus (above) in the 1970s. As a result, he has left his post as monastic superior of St Benet’s Hall at Oxford where he cared for the welfare of students.
In a statement he offered his sympathies to any victims of historic abuse and said he was ‘shocked and saddened’ to hear of the allegations.
“I do not recall them being reported to me during my time as headmaster of Fort Augustus Abbey School,” he said. “As investigations into matters at Fort Augustus Abbey School and Carlekemp Priory School are ongoing, I have stepped aside from my role as religious superior at St Benet’s Hall.”
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