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(Comes with a content warning) - Reduxx EXCLUSIVE: Two Survivors Allege They Were “Groomed,” Sexually Exploited By Staff at Scottish LGBT Youth Charity

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ResisterRex · 23/12/2022 08:40

Lengthy, grim piece in Reduxx

reduxx.info/exclusive-two-survivors-allege-they-were-groomed-sexually-exploited-by-staff-at-scottish-lgbt-youth-charity/

"Two men who had previously accessed services at LGBT Youth Scotland as minors have come forward to speak to Reduxx about what they describe as a nightmarish involvement with the charity – one they allege involved child grooming and sexual exploitation. Sam Cowie and Daniel Nechtan, two abuse survivors, are demanding an inquiry into the organization and asking why no investigation was launched after the CEO was imprisoned for raping a baby.
LGBT Youth Scotlandd_, formerly the Stonewall Youth Project, is known as Scotland’s national charity for “LGBTI young people.” The organization works with youth aged 13 to 25, and delivers programs to schools, organizations and businesses. The charity was founded in 1989 and renamed in 2003, the same year a notorious pedophile, James Rennie, became the Chief Executive Officer.
In 2009, Rennie was found guilty and given “lifelong restriction” orders after it was discovered he was operating what was described as Scotland’s “largest pedophile network.”
Renniee_ and a man named Neil Strachan were considered the ringleaders of the network, which involved at least eight other men who collectively held over 125,000 pieces of child sexual abuse materials. The ring was broken up in 2007 after a lengthy operation by Lothian and Borders police.
Other men arrested include John Murphy, a former journalist with The Gay Times; Neil Campbell, an after-school program instructor who was married with children but led a double life with a male lover; and Craig Boath, who had just applied to become a special constable with police. Neil Strachan’s much younger boyfriend, Colin Slaven, was also amongst those arrested. Slaven had been a minor when Strachan began a “relationship” with him."

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ResisterRex · 23/12/2022 09:34

From FWS:

twitter.com/forwomenscot/status/1606217077571960832?s=46&t=Yj8z8TU27SMTRhxu1Eywpg

"This organisation was one of those thanked by MSPs. They were never investigated after Rennie's arrest. Now this."

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Signalbox · 23/12/2022 09:13

BioFeminist · 23/12/2022 09:03

I can't understand why schools are signing still signing up to this group. How can they be made to see sense

Isn't it just that Schools have been successfully conditioned to believe that LGBTQ organisations can do no wrong? All the normal rules of safeguarding go out of the window and any criticism is off-limits because criticism = being a bigot. Until an investigation takes place, or more young people come forward these organisations will continue to operate on the basis that it's impossible for LGBTQ people to be abusers and therefore no need for the normal safeguards to be applied.

BioFeminist · 23/12/2022 09:03

I can't understand why schools are signing still signing up to this group. How can they be made to see sense

fswaps · 23/12/2022 08:53

Oh my goodness I have no words.

It’s interesting these boys approached Reduxx with their story.. I wonder if they just didn’t trust the mainstream press.

Yet again we see people in charge of children’s charities with extremely dangerous proclivities.

And these organisations have huge influence on our very vulnerable young people.

How horrific do things have to get before the governments take any bloody notice?

These young men have been very brave in coming forward.

Signalbox · 23/12/2022 08:51

Brave young men coming forward publicly with this.

SamphiretheTervosaurReturneth · 23/12/2022 08:44

Bloody hell!