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Scotland: Several of the children snatched from their homes by social workers convinced they were the victims of a vast Satanic conspiracy have spoken out about their experiences. Nine children were taken from their homes in South Ronaldsay, Orkney, in 1991. Now adults, they are critical of their treatment by social workers who were determined to make the children support their preconceptions.
But one of the W family, May, has said the questioning presupposed the answer; that there was abuse taking place.
She said:Eventually you would break down, after an hour or so of saying: 'no, this never happened. I don't remember it. I don't even know what you are talking about'.
I can't imagine how I got out of the room if I didn't say 'yes', but I don't remember saying 'yes' to anything.
Another victim, Alex, told the BBC about how the social workers became desperate to get the result they wanted, refusing to take no for an answer.
But at lease one of the social workers involved cannot see what she did wrong, insisting that of course both the children and their families would say that nothing happened.
A documentary, Accused: the story of the Orkney Child Abuse scandal will be shown on BBC2 Scotland tonight at 9pm.
Orkney abuse children speak out—BBC News, 22nd August 2006. See also Family might sue over Satan lies—Pagan Prattle, 6th March 2004, for a similar criticism from the children abducted by social workers in Rochdale in 1990.
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1: Posted by: Andy Gilmour | August 23, 2006 11:19 AM
Watched the documentary last night...had to keep walking away from the tv, because of the rage that smug git Janette Chisholm was causing me...
I believe it was her colleague Liz Mclean who was a member of the fundy Christian Fellowship, wasn't it?
Or was it both of them?
Can anyone help me out with that one...?
2: Posted by: Feòrag | August 23, 2006 12:10 PM
I had a previous committment last night, so I couldn't watch the programme, but a kind soul has recorded it for me.
I also ordered the official report yesterday and it arrived this morning (so at least one privatised government agency is doing its job). I'm pleased to note that it names names with respect to social workers.
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