Pervert ex-Celtic youth coach Jim McCafferty has died behind bars. Vile McCafferty, who was jailed for a list of abuse in opposition to younger boys, died at HMP Glenochil on Saturday, November 19.
The 76-year-old, who additionally labored at Falkirk and Hibs, was convicted at Edinburgh Excessive Court docket in 2019 for a string of intercourse assaults on gamers stretching again to 1972.
In the course of the trial, he admitted 10 fees of indecent assault and considered one of lewd and libidinous behaviour in opposition to boys aged as younger as 11.
Considered one of his victims was attacked at Celtic Park whereas others had been assaulted at lodges, coaching grounds and in his automobile.
It was the second time he appeared within the dock, after he was jailed for 3 years and 9 months in 2018, after admitting eight counts of sexual assault on a 14-year-old sufferer in Northern Eire between 2012 and 2015.
The Scottish Jail Service confirmed his dying in an announcement on their web site.
His dying has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal, with a Deadly Accident Inquiry to be held sooner or later.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Jail Service mentioned: "James McCafferty, 76, a prisoner at HMP Glenochil, has died on Saturday, November 19, 2022. He was convicted at Edinburgh Excessive Court docket in 2019.
"Police Scotland have been notified and the matter reported to the Procurator Fiscal. A Deadly Accident Inquiry might be held sooner or later."
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “We acquired a report of the sudden dying of a 76-year-old man at HMP Glenochil, round 5.40am on Saturday, 19 November, 2022.
“The dying is at present being handled as unexplained however not believed to be suspicious. A report might be despatched to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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