Christian sect ordered to pay man £1.4m damages over alleged abuse by monks

He said the monks would also sit up at night drinking and listening to Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie – a song that AB said prompts flashbacks for him

A man who claims to have been sexually abused by monks about 40 years ago has been paid a record £1.4 million in damages, a sheriff has ruled (Jane Barlow/PA)

A man who claims to have been sexually abused by monks has been awarded almost £1.4m in damages – said to be a record sum for a victim.

The man, identified as AB, who has not been named for legal reasons, said he was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Brothers Ryan, Farrell and Kelly while attending St Ninian’s School in Falkland, Fife, about 40 years ago.