ROGER SHAW SHOCKS EDINBURGH: EX-CARE HOME MANAGER'S DECADES-OLD SEXUAL ABUSE REVEALED
A disturbing case involving a former children’s care home manager has come to light, revealing a long history of sexual abuse against vulnerable young girls during his tenure in Edinburgh.
Roger Shaw, now aged 79, has been convicted of multiple charges stemming from a series of heinous acts committed over several years, and he has been sentenced to serve time in prison, while also being placed on the sex offenders register.
Shaw served as the deputy officer at a children’s home located in Southhouse, Edinburgh, during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
It was during this period that he engaged in a pattern of sexual misconduct against two girls described as
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
43.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
26.9%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
43.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
79, has been convicted of multiple charges stemming from a series of heinous acts committed over several years, and he has been sentenced to serve time in prison, while also being placed on the sex offenders register.Shaw served as the d...
Prison sentence
Roger Shaw, now aged 79, has been convicted of multiple charges stemming from a series of heinous acts committed over several years, and he has been sentenced to serve time in prison, while also being placed on the sex offenders register
Sex Offenders Register
Roger Shaw, now aged 79, has been convicted of multiple charges stemming from a series of heinous acts committed over several years, and he has been sentenced to serve time in prison, while also being placed on the sex offenders register
