EX-CELTIC KITMAN TO FACE CHILD SEX TRIAL
Styles fans throw book at ‘new love’ McCafferty charged with 8 counts of touching a boy
JEALOUS Harry Styles fans have been blamed for a spate of bad reviews of food blogger Tess Ward’s book since she was romantically linked to the singer.
The Naked Diet got a series of scathing one-star writeups on Amazon’s website after rumours emerged this week that Tess, 27, is dating One Direction heartthrob Harry, 23.
Before that, all of the reviews gave her 2015 book four or five stars.
A Twitter user called Christina posted: “It’s ‘fans’ like that who make us all look like nutballs.” Liam Payne has revealed his debut solo single, Strip That Down, will be out next Friday. He tweeted the news on the eve of 1D bandmate Harry Styles’s debut album release. A FORMER football kitman and youth coach is to stand trial for alleged child sex offences.
Jim McCafferty, 71, worked at Celtic more than 20 years ago.
He was also a kitman for other Scottish clubs, including Falkirk and Hibs, before moving to Northern Ireland about seven years ago.
McCafferty appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with eight counts of intentionally touching a boy under the age of 16.
The alleged offences were committed in the city between 2012 and 2015.
His solicitor, Stephen Tumelty, did not dispute submissions that a case has been established.
Granting the prosecution application, District Judge Fiona Bagnall returned McCafferty for trial at Belfast Crown Court on a date to be fixed.
McCafferty, who lived in Lanarkshire before moving to Belfast, was arrested in December after giving an interview to the Daily Record and then walking into a Belfast police station.
He has been on remand amid fears for his safety.
He didn’t apply for bail and is expected to remain in custody until the trial gets under way.
It is understood Police Scotland are investigating claims that McCafferty abused boys during his career as a kitman in Scotland.
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