Scotsman denied appeal of imprisonment

TIRANA, Oct 7 – David Brown, the Scotsman convicted of sexually abusing children in an Albanian orphanage, lost his appeal to be set free.
Brown, originally from Edinburgh who ran an orphanage in Tirana, had hoped his 20-year sentence would be dropped in his latest attempt to prove his innocence.
But it was ruled last week that the Evangelical Christian should remain in prison.
He has been detained in since May 2006 because there was no new evidence to quash the conviction.
Brown’s lawyer, Gjystina Golloshi, said they would be further appealing the sentence to the high court within 30 days.
Brown was also convicted of beating and maltreating the orphans.
Brown has always denied the charges of committing sexual acts against children, although he admitted he discovered children were being abused at the orphanage. He maintains that he immediately sacked the workers he believed were involved, but kept it from the authorities for fear the home would be shut down. His colleagues were later arrested.
Brown claimed he was compelled to open the care home eight years ago after seeing the plight of street children in Tirana while he travelled on an aid truck to Kosovo.