S6E23 | Dave Sharp - One Man VS an Entire Nation’s Silence: Scotland’s Child-Abuse Epidemic Unveiled

Today I’m honored to have on the show once again: Child and foster care, religious abuse, child sexual abuse, trafficking, and satanic ritual abuse survivor and whistleblower, campaigner of historical child abuse, Founder of S.A.F.E. - Seek And Find Everyone abused in childhood, independent researcher and reporter, podcast regular, and someone I feel honored everyday to call my friend: Dave Sharp

From the moment he drew his first breath, Dave was an orphan - entrusted not to loving arms, but to the care of the Catholic Church, a place that should have been a haven of mercy. Instead, it became the gateway to sixteen years of unspeakable torment. From infancy through adolescence, he was trafficked across Scotland, passed like a shadow between hidden houses in Glasgow’s darkest corners, where men sworn to holiness orchestrated rituals of pure evil. Dave and countless other children were drugged and delivered to satanic sex parties - violated by multiple predators amid scenes of calculated depravity. These were not random cruelties; they were the work of an organized network that deliberately targeted the most defenseless: orphans and children with no family, no voice, and nowhere to turn.

His tormentors were not strangers in the night. They were the very priests, nuns, and officials who had vowed to protect him. The system meant to shield the vulnerable became the perfect hunting ground, proving a harrowing truth: the safest place for a predator is the one that grants unlimited, unquestioned access to children.

Yet out of this abyss rose an indomitable spirit. At sixteen, Dave shattered his chains and stepped into freedom, though the scars walk with him still. Survivors seek him out, drawn to his unbreakable courage, sharing stories that echo his own. These are not isolated tragedies; they are the unmistakable evidence of a rot that ran deep, hidden behind collars and titles.

Dave could have retreated into silence, letting the darkness claim victory. Instead, he chose to become a blazing light. For decades he has stood tall, risking everything to give voice to the broken and hold the powerful accountable. He has endured threats, gaslighting, and the crushing secondary wounds that come with confronting monsters cloaked in sanctity.

But make no mistake: Dave is no mere victim. He is a warrior forged in fire, anchored by a profound and unshakable faith in Jesus Christ. In his darkest moment he proclaimed with gratitude: “I am so grateful that God has chosen me to go out and show the evil that exists in Scotland and to tell the world to put His children first.”

And that is exactly what Dave will be doing today. For weeks on end, Dave has been travelling across Scotland, campaigning for and connecting with countless other survivors across his country. And today we will hear the continued testimony of Dave’s advocacy work and what he has learned and discovered on his journeys. You will not want to miss a moment of this episode. What Dave has discovered is disturbing, concerning, and upsetting, yet he brings hope to this conversation. There is simply no one who has pieced together the dirty underbelly of Scotland as Dave has, and with the sadness also comes revelations of solutions, healing, and ways we can stop this epidemic on our children in it’s tracks.

Every testimony he carries, every survivor he uplifts, every buried truth he unearths lays another stone in the foundation of a brighter world: one where no child is ever again delivered into the hands of wolves disguised as shepherds.

Dave’s body may bear the marks of hell, and his nights may still echo with its screams, but his soul burns with the fire of resurrection.Every testimony he carries, every survivor he uplifts, every buried truth he unearths lays another stone in the foundation of a brighter world: one where no child is ever again delivered into the hands of wolves disguised as shepherds. He has turned the darkest chapter of his life into the greatest victory of light over darkness. Through his courage, evil has been named, faced, and defeated - not by swords or vengeance, but by the quiet, relentless power of one man who refused to let the grave keep him.

Dave is living proof that even the most shattered lives can become cornerstones of hope. From an abandoned orphan rose a true shepherd, a protector, a living testament that God can take what was meant for destruction and forge it into salvation for generations.

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