A rape crisis charity, which rejected a funding offer from a group due to concerns over the views of some of its members, has been subject to “vile abuse” since it made the decision.
Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis turned down the offer from the group Scottish Citizens Army (SCA) whose members had been planning to carry out a sponsored walk in Loch Lomond for the charity.
The offer was turned down as it claims the group had supporters “who link sexual violence to someone’s immigration status”.
However, since making the decision last week the charity said it has been left “disappointed by the vile abuse we have received from some individuals”, although it added “we’re also heartened by the outpouring of kindness and generosity from so many more”.
In a statement the charity said: “Turning down funding is never easy, but on this occasion, it was necessary. We had no intention of making the decision public but after the spread of misinformation and activity that directly threatened the safety of our staff, we felt it was necessary to share the facts.
“We are moving on from this to focus our efforts firmly where they should be – on helping survivors.
“Intimidation and threats of violence against our staff will not be tolerated and will be immediately reported to the police.”
In another statement it said: “It is painful to see a charity doing vital work put in this position.”
— Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis (@RCCGlasgow) August 18, 2026
On its social media profile SCA says it is a “Scottish Citizens Army” that focuses on “calling out failed MPs” and “defending Scotland’s women, kids and sovereignty” adding “stand up or be replaced”.
After the donation was refused SCA released a statement saying that it is “community group focused on safety and wellbeing in Scotland including violence against women and children, safeguarding, housing and public services”.
It added that the group does not target people “based on nationality, ethnicity, religion or background” and it had donated care kits to the charity that had been accepted.
“Only a few hours later we were informed by email that the fundraising could not proceed due to concerns about our wider public positions. We are disgusted by this decision,” said SCA.
In a follow up statement the SCA said that the charity had “twisted the truth” and “smeared a community group that simply tried to help rape survivors”.
It also accused the charity of rejecting its fundraising “purely because of our positions on immigration and community safety” adding “politics over survivors”.
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