A JESUIT priest at Glasgow's St Aloysius' College has been reported to cops over alleged historic child abuse.

He has been removed from the £13,000-a-year Catholic school after bosses received a report from the Jesuit safeguarding officer in London.

1 A Jesuit priest has been removed from St Aloysius College in Glasgow Credit: Alamy

He was removed from “ministry” on February 22 and St Aloysius' were informed four days later.

School chiefs then reported him to cops and passed on all the information they had been given.

Headmaster Matthew Bartlett said the priest's role as a Jesuit required "minimal interaction with children".

In an email to parents, he added: "However, all appropriate safeguarding procedures were in place, as always is the case with anyone coming into the school.

"We have been informed by the Jesuits that the reason for his removal from ministry is not related to his time at St Aloysius’ College, but a period of time over 35 years ago.”

A spokesperson told us: "The College was alerted by the Jesuit Safeguarding Officer in London on Wednesday 26th February 2020, that a member of the Glasgow Jesuit community had been removed from their ministry on Saturday 22nd February 2020.

"We immediately contacted Police Scotland and provided them with the information disclosed to us."

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we have been contacted by St Aloysius College in regards to the information they have received.

"Police have also received a referral from the Jesuit Safeguarder and further action is being taken in response to the information provided. "

Last year, the top private school was rocked by several claims of historical abuse.

A former pupil claimed they were "forced to perform a sex act on a teacher" as cops launched a probe into "historic sex abuse".

Solicitors representing that pupil were then told of five further allegations.

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