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Barry Bennell, the former football coach who is serving a 30-year prison sentence as an “industrial-scale child molester”, is facing the possibility of more criminal proceedings for the sexual abuse of players from the junior set-ups of Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra.
Detectives investigating Bennell’s crimes are putting together a case for the Crown Prosecution Service with a view to imposing charges relating to some of the alleged victims who are still waiting to hear whether their complaints will go to court. As of January, 86 cases were outstanding, with at least 97 people – though possibly more now – reporting Bennell on the back of the interview Andy Woodward, the former Crewe footballer, gave to the Guardian in November 2016, detailing the years of abuse he suffered in the club’s youth system.
Written by Daniel Taylor
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/06/jailed-football-coach-barry-bennell-may-face-further-abuse-charges under the title “Jailed football coach Barry Bennell may face further abuse charges”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
