The broadcaster was a victim of teachers John Brownlee and Hamish Dawson while a pupil at Edinburgh Academy.
An inquiry investigating historic child abuse in Scotland should recommend support for victims that would “repair lives already broken”, broadcaster and abuse survivor Nicky Campbell has said.
Speaking to the Daily Record newspaper, Mr Campbell urged the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to push for support for victims. A spokesman for the inquiry said: “SCAI has heard a wealth of evidence from applicants about how they feel their lives have been adversely affected in the long term as a result of their experiences in care.
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