Publication - FOI/EIR release
Complaints of sexual misconduct: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Published:
- 11 Jan 2021
Date received: 10 Jun 2020
Date responded: 25 Jun 2020
‘The names of the false accusers are disclosed in full apart from the accuser who’s allegation was found to be not proven by a jury. If any of the false accusers are children in the case of Scottish law that being 15- please do not disclose there details for mercy’s sake"
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