Over 100 cases of alleged abuse at London clubs: police
Former coach Bennell held on abuse charges
Al-Abdulrazzaq preps The Kuwaiti Jet Ski world champion Yousef Al-Abdulrazzaq Wednesday affirmed his readiness to participate in the final round of the UIM Aquabike World Championship which is being organized by the International Jet Sports Boating Association on Dec 18-20.
In a statement to KUNA, Al-Abdulrazzaq said he will head to Sharjah to prepare for competing in the final round of the championship in which he is leading in the rankings and has won the title despite intense competition from the best racers in the world.
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Al-Abdulrazzaq commended the support provided by the government represented by the Public Authority for Sports and the Kuwait Olympic Committee in addition to the support from the private sector represented by Kuwait Finance House and Zain Telecommunications Company. (KUNA)
LONDON, Dec 14, (AFP): There have been 106 allegations of sex abuse connected with people at 30 London clubs including four Premier League sides, police said on Tuesday.
These allegations — which stem from just one of the investigations being conducted by 21 of the 45 British regional police forces in a scandal that has rocked English football to its foundations — have come to light since last Thursday when London’s police force, the Metropolitan Police, announced the launch of their enquiry.
Aside from the four unnamed London Premier League clubs — the Met would not reveal who they were — there are two Championship sides and three from League One and Two. The rest are non-league, amateur or non-professional clubs, according to the Met. “The Met take all allegations seriously, and specialist officers will work through the information passed to them,” said Detective Chief Superintendent Ivan Balhatchet of the Sexual Offence, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command.
“The number of referrals, pieces of information and allegations will change. Officers will continue to work through the information that has been reported.
“The Met will not be giving a commentary as this investigation develops and is not discussing the names of the clubs involved, or number of allegations against each club.”
Meanwhile, an English court on Wednesday ordered former football coach Barry Bennell to be held in custody over eight child sex offences on one victim.
The 62-year-old former Crewe Alexandra youth coach appeared by video-link before Crewe magistrates court in northwest England and was ordered to appear before Chester Crown Court on January 11.