Police say 350 people have come forward to report child sex abuse in football | Football | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/01/fa-punish-clubs-cover-up-martin-glenn
Police have been flooded with victims alleging they were abused as children in football and say they are investigating attacks on 350 people, with more complaints expected.
The complaints to police came after Guardian revelations about child sexual abuse in football and police chiefs are vowing to hunt down the attackers – no matter how long ago the crimes took place.
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The 350 victims reporting crimes to police will have their cases investigated, officers say, with a priority being to identifying alleged offenders who may still pose a danger to children.
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Newcastle United accused of a cover-up in 1990s by sex abuse victim Derek Bell | Football | The Guardian
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The former Newcastle United footballer Derek Bell, who was subjected to years of sexual abuse by a boys club coach who subsequently worked at Newcastle, has accused the St James’ Park club of a cover-up for their limited response after Bell raised the alarm in 1998.
Bell was sexually abused by George Ormond, his coach at the local Montagu and North Fenham boys club, from the age of 12 to 16 in the late 1970s, until Bell signed as an apprentice at Newcastle United in 1979. He believes that after he joined Newcastle, Ormond had to “wean himself” off Bell, and he fears that Ormond must then have targeted other young players at the boys club for similar abuse.
