Former football coach now accused of more than 40 offences between 1980 and 1991 and has previously denied 20 child sex offencesFormer football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with a further 21 allegations of historical child sexual assault. The former Crewe Alexandra coach has previously denied 20 child sex offences during a hearing at Chester crown court. A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “Today, former professional football coach Barry Bennell, 63, was informed that he has been charged with 21 counts of non-recent sexual assault on boys aged between 14 and 16 years of age. Bennell is also accused of 14 counts of indecent assault, five counts of buggery and one count of attempted buggery. During his career in football, Bennell has also worked as a coach for Manchester City, Stoke and junior teams in north-west England and the Midlands.

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2017 22:07 UTC