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Apology to sex abuse victims
Sep 21 2004
By Staff Reporter, Evening Mail
The Midland charity which took over a disgraced Catholic care home has made a public apology to former residents after it was announced legal claims over sexual and physical abuse that took place there had been settled.
Trustees of Father Hudson's Society, which now runs the Father Hudson's Home in Coleshill, Warwickshire, said they were extremely sorry for the way children had been treated in the 1950s and 60s.
Defrocked priest Eric Taylor was convicted in 1998 of 18 sexual offences against young boys at the home. The society said legal claims had been resolved.
Kevin Caffrey, director of Father Hudson's Society, said trustees wanted to express their sympathy to the victims.
"The present trustees of the society, who had no involvement or responsibility for Eric Taylor's appointment or his activities, have been appalled to hear of the abuse suffered by some children.
