Higgins, 66, from Southampton, showed no emotion as Judge Peter Crabtree jailed him at Winchester crown court for the abuse of 24 schoolboys over a 25-year period from 1971 to 1996. Bob Higgins victim: 'I looked him in the eyes and took back the power' Read moreMany of his victims, now middle-aged men, sat in the public gallery as Higgins was sentenced. He said: “Billy will be looking down on us smiling knowing Bob Higgins cannot harm any other child ever again. Dion Raitt, who was abused by Higgins as a junior player at Peterborough, said Higgins used the boys’ hunger to succeed to exploit them. During the sentencing hearing, another victim, who cannot be named, criticised the FA and Southampton over their handling of Higgins.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2019 10:36 UTC