Orkney Abuse Scandal - Part 2

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🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 6 - EPISODE 29’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. November 1990. South Ronaldsay in Orkney. Seven young children are taken into care by social services under ‘Place of Safety’ orders. At that time, their father — a sadistic tormentor, was behind bars. He had been convicted of abusing his children years earlier. However, following questioning from social workers, some of the youngsters had supposedly disclosed that they were now the victims of ritualistic abuse by members of the local community… (Part 2 of 2).

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0:26.2	Search Dream Big Place Mall. Rules, procedures and game-specific rules apply.
0:29.0	Place must be 18 or over. Welcome to Season 6 episode 30 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
0:59.6	Please listen to Season 6, Episode 29 for part one of this two-part case.
1:17.1	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
1:22.1	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
1:25.7	Listener caution is advised.
1:40.3	The names of some individuals mentioned in this episode have been changed to protect their identities. They walk among us as They Walk Among Us is part of the A-Cast Creator Network. November 1990, South Ronald Zee in Orkney.
2:10.5	Seven young children are taken into care by social services under place of safety orders.
2:22.3	At that time, their father, a sadistic tormentor,
2:30.7	was behind bars. He had been convicted of abusing his children years earlier. However, following questioning from social workers, some of the youngsters had supposedly
2:34.8	disclosed that they were now the victims of ritualistic abuse by members of the local community.
2:42.6	Orkney's social workers were certain there was evidence of abuse, but it was argued that this
2:48.4	had never occurred. The stories came from traumatised children
2:53.6	who were telling officials what they wanted to hear. This led to further children from
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