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Man City set to pay millions to victims

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DCS Adrian Green, of Durham Police, said after the trials: “We were not expecting anything on this scale. It is difficult to understand how officers could not have known.”

He said there may be further charges against former staff.

The force said in a statement: “We have in excess of 300 allegation­s linked to Husband. However, once the investigat­ion is concluded, it is highly likely that these numbers will be considerab­ly higher.”

The Ministry of Justice has spent £3.6million on damages “settling 237 private law claims relating to sexual abuse by Neville Husband”. MANCHESTER City are set to offer millions of pounds in compensati­on to victims of historical child abuse.

The scheme will see survivors of the most serious sex crimes receive six-figure sums in damages.

Former City star player Paul Stewart praised the club for “doing the right thing”.

Paul, 54, gave a statement to the club as they carried out a probe into former coaches Barry Bennell and John Broome. He said: “I have Brute Onslow John McGee

Husband had access to records. Why? So he could use them to target boys

Ex-officer Blakely always said that Manchester City would do the honourable thing. “I hope now that other clubs in the same position will follow suit.” City know of 40 potential claimants to their compensati­on fund, but expect more cases. Last year, former youth coach Barry Bennell was convicted of 43 charges relating to 12 junior players and jailed for 31 years. Nine men have made allegation­s about Broome, who is now dead.

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