Frank Cairney, 91, was seen using a walking stick as he was lead out of his home in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, by a number of uniformed officers.
A former Celtic Boys Club manager who indecently assaulted youth players has again been removed from his home by police following a protest by a vigilante group on the street. Paedo Frank Cairney, 91, was seen using a walking stick as he was led out of his home in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, by a number of uniformed officers shortly before midnight on Monday, May 25.
In a clip, shared by the ‘Awareness Protection Group’, an angry crowd could be heard yelling “get him out”, “don’t come back”, and “you’ll go to hell” as Cairney was placed in the back of a police car. In an earlier clip, members of the vigilante group could be seen gathering on the street as a live video was posted on Facebook.
One organiser could be heard saying: “This dirty monster sexually abused many young children. Dirty beast. No peace for a dirty beast.
“The police have been alright with us and they have told us that this monster will be leaving. Last time we got this dirty monster out he dragged his heels for hours – lowlife scum.”
It comes after Cairney had the front windows of his property in Viewpark, Lanarkshire, smashed during an anonymous attack in April. The main living room window had been boarded up but damage could be seen on an upstairs window.
At the time, a source said: “Cairney is a marked man round here. He might be over 90 but people still don’t want him in the area. Hopefully he doesn’t come back as trouble is following him. He’s been chased out by the Facebook vigilantes and they’ll no doubt arrive back if he doesn’t move permanently.”
A month earlier, Cairney had to be removed from his house by police after paedophile hunters staged a protest outside. He was led to a van by officers and driven away in an incident which was filmed and live-streamed on social media.
The crowd could be heard shouting ‘beast’ and ‘dirty monster’ towards Cairney as he was taken away.
Cairney was jailed in 2019 for three years at Hamilton Sheriff Court after he was convicted of nine charges of sexually abusing boys. He dodged another trial in 2023 after lawyers told of his failing health.
But after an examination of facts at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff Tom Hughes ruled he had indecently assaulted three boys from 1978-1989. Cairney was one of nine predators who targeted starlets from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Last April, Hoops chiefs agreed to pay more than £1million to 24 former boys club players. It followed a group claim brought by 28 victims abused by Cairney and Jim Torbett, 78. Both have been convicted of child sex offences.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.35pm on Monday, May 25, 2026, police received a report of people gathering outside a property in the Stanefield Drive area of Motherwell. Officers attended and the crowd dispersed. A man was removed from the property and no-one was arrested.”
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