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Paedophile ex-soccer coach Barry Bennell dies in prison

Former UK soccer coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has died in prison, officials have confirmed.
UK • 18 Sep 23

Paedophile coach Barry Bennell to appeal sentence

Serial paedophile football coach Barry Bennell has been granted permission to appeal against his 30-year jail sentence in the UK.
UK • 13 Jun 18

Victims welcome sentencing of paedophile coach Bennell

Victims of paedophile football coach Barry Bennell have welcomed the 30-year sentence handed down to him by an English court.
World • 19 Feb 18

Former UK football coach may have abused over 100 boys

Former British football coach Barry Bennell may have assaulted more than 100 boys during his reign of abuse, it can now be reported, after his latest trial came to an end.
Barry Bennell • 15 Feb 18

Former football coach convicted of child abuse in UK

A court in Liverpool has found former football coach Barry Bennell guilty of multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
UK • 13 Feb 18

Former football coach admits child abuse charges in UK

Former football coach Barry Bennell has pleaded guilty to seven child abuse offences.
UK • 08 Jan 18

Bennell in hospital after being found unconscious

The convicted paedophile at the centre of English football's child sex abuse scandal has been taken to hospital after being found unconscious.
News • 28 Nov 16

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