Barry Bennell threatened boy who saw abuse, court told

Witness says he walked in on Crewe coach fondling another boy in a changing room

A football coach accused of sexually abusing junior players threatened to destroy the career of one boy after the boy walked in on him “fondling” another in a changing room, a court has heard.

Giving evidence at Liverpool crown court, the witness, who was 15 at the time in the early 80s, said he had returned to the changing rooms of Crewe Alexander’s Gresty Road ground after a match to find Barry Bennell with a young player on his knee “fondling [him] down his football shorts”.

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