93-Year-Old Abuse Conviction Shocks

93-Year-Old Abuse Conviction Shocks

Author: The Daily News Now! June 8, 2026 Duration: 1:46
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A 93-year-old former children’s home manager, Malcolm Phillips, faces court for decades of sexual abuse at Skircoat Lodge, where six children were victimized between 1976 and 1994. Found unfit to stand trial, a trial of facts unfolded, with his assistant Linda Brunning also convicted for aiding abuse. Victims, some of whom waived anonymity, described horrific trauma — one still hears screams in her mind — while the court heard how Phillips used his authority to isolate and justify abuse, and Brunning bullied and humiliated children with violence. Systemic failures allowed abuse to persist, with children silenced and police dismissing complaints until a whistleblower in the 90s triggered investigations. Now, the judge weighs medical orders over punishment for Phillips, amid a powerful reckoning with lasting trauma and institutional neglect.

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