- Former football coach appears at hearing via video link
- The nine offences are in relation to two complainants
Barry Bennell has been charged with nine sexual offences, following a hearing at Warrington magistrates court on Monday. The former football coach appeared at the hearing via video link from HMP Littlehey.
Geoff Fryar, head of the complex casework unit of CPS Mersey Cheshire, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service can confirm that Richard Jones, aka Barry Bennell, today appeared at Warrington magistrates court. At the hearing Jones, 66, was charged with nine sexual offences in relation to two complainants.
Written by Jamie Jackson
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