Ten arrests made this year over alleged abuse at North Ayrshire residential school
Prosecutors are examining reports into seven men and three women arrested in connection with alleged abuse at Kerelaw near Stevenston
Ten people have arrested in connection with alleged historical abuse at a former residential school in North Ayrshire this year, it has emerged.
Kerelaw Residential School in Stevenston was a secure establishment for vulnerable or troubled youngsters until 2004.
In January last year, ex-art teacher Matthew George, 73, and ex-care worker John Muldoon, 69, were convicted for abuse spanning between 1975 and 2004 at the school, involving 28 victims.
The pair were jailed for a total of 28 years. They had previously been locked up in 2006 after being found guilty of a number of similar offences in relation to pupils at the same school.
After more complainers came forward, they stood trial again, and in 2022 they were convicted of a litany of charges involving physical and sexual abuse at the High Court in Glasgow.
George was sentenced to 16 years in prison while Muldoon was jailed for 12.
Police have now confirmed that between January and May this year they made 10 arrests in relation to allegations of abuse, including three women.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A further seven men and three woman, aged 77, 74, 68, 65, 64, 61, 61, 59, 55 and 52, were arrested between January and May 2024 in connection with alleged non-recent sexual and physical abuse at a school in North Ayrshire.
"Reports have been submitted to the procurator fiscal."
A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: "The procurator fiscal has received reports relating to 10 individuals and non-recent abuse said to have occurred at Kerelaw School in North Ayrshire."
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