Crime Barry Bennell branded ‘sheer evil’ as he is sentenced to 30 years Judge describes former youth football coach as ‘devil incarnate’ for child sexual abuseBarry Bennell was described as a predatory and determined paedophile. Photograph: Rex/ShutterstockThe former football coach Barry Bennell was branded “sheer evil” and the “devil incarnate” on Monday after being sentenced to 30 years in prison for subjecting junior players from Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra to hundreds of sexual offences. Your behaviour towards these boys in grooming and seducing them to, in some cases, the most serious, degrading and humiliating abuse was sheer evil. Barry Bennell: the predatory Pied Piper who made stars and shattered lives Read more“You knew that to each of these boys football was their life – the career for which they would give anything. “Today we looked evil in the face and we smiled because Barry Bennell, we have won,” he said.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2018 14:54 UTC