The trial is due to start today of a former youth football coach who is charged with 55 historical sex offences against boys. Barry Bennell, 63, a former youth team coach at Crewe Alexandra, also worked at Manchester City, Stoke City and junior teams across the North West. Bennell, of no fixed address, is charged with 42 counts of indecent assault, 11 counts of buggery and two counts of attempted buggery. He is alleged to have abused 12 boys between 1979 and 1991. The complainants were aged between 8 and 15 at the time the offences were alleged to have been committed.

Source: The Times January 08, 2018 00:45 UTC