Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailSick serial paedophile Barry Bennell lured young footballers to his home with exotic pets like a monkey and even a puma. The 64-year-old was today convicted of abusing more young footballers after grooming them with claims that he could fulfil their dreams of a career in the sport. Bennell also abused them on trips away and in his car while on the way to and from training. (Image: Julia Quenzler / SWNS.com)Victims who had been coached by Bennell as boys told how he had a "power hold" over them as they dreamed of becoming professional footballers. "They know when making allegations, whether truthful or not, that they are making allegations against a convicted paedophile."

Source: Daily Mirror February 13, 2018 19:52 UTC