Jim Torbett created Celtic Boy's Club in 1966. The millionaire began a two-year prison term in November 1999 after newspapers revealed how he had abused Parkhead football hopefuls at his home in Sighthill, Glasgow. He was kicked out of Celtic in 1974 by Jock Stein after the abuse was finally discovered, but the allegations only came to light in public in 1996 when former Scotland star Alan Brazil spoke to the press. The allegations became truths after the court case in which Torbett and fellow Celtic Coach Frank Cairney were charged with the abuse of juveniles at the High Court in Glasgow.
References
- Guardian Unlimited Football Child abusers who shame British football
- BBC Former Celtic manager guilty of abuse
- [http://www.quickdump.com/files/1899207283.html A PDF file documenting the reported stories in the press at the time