Manchester City have launched a compensation scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse, the English Premier League champions said on Tuesday. The scheme applies to victims of City’s former youth coach, Barry Bennell, who was jailed in 2018 for 30 years on multiple counts of child sexual abuse. “The club reiterates ... its heartfelt sympathy to all victims for the unimaginably traumatic experiences that they endured,” City said in a statement. “We can confirm that The FA is investigating the allegations made against Peter Beardsley during his time at Newcastle United. The 58-year-old Beardsley, a former England international, left the Premier League club last week amid accusations that he bullied academy midfielder Yasin Ben El-Mhanni.

Source: The Star March 12, 2019 18:33 UTC