Football coach Barry Bennell pleads not guilty to sex offences

Former soccer coach Barry Bennell (pictured in 2012) has appeared in courtroom charged with a spread of intercourse offences

Former soccer coach Barry Bennell at the moment pleaded not responsible to eight little one intercourse offences when he appeared at Chester Crown Court docket. 

The 63-year-old appeared at Chester Crown Court docket through videolink from HMP Woodhill this morning.

Sporting a blue polo neck shirt, eh answered 'not responsible' to all the fees as they had been put to him.

He coach denies seven counts of indecent assault on a boy and one rely of tried buggery.  

The entire offences are alleged to have occurred between 1981 and 1985 when the sufferer was underneath the age of 15.

One of many alleged offences, which all relate to the identical sufferer, was stated to have occurred at Butlins vacation camp.

Two offences had been stated to have occurred in Furness Vale, Derbyshire, whereas others had been stated to have occurred in Nantwich, Cheshire.

In November, investigators had been pictured carrying luggage out of his house in Milton Keynes after he was charged. 

Bennell, pictured in a courtroom sketch from at the moment, is charged with eight little one intercourse offences

A listening to can be held on March 20 to debate trial preparation.

Remanding the defendant in custody, Choose Roger Dutton stated: 'Barry Bennell, your case goes again for an extra listening to right here at Chester Crown Court docket on the 20th of March and you're remanded in custody till then.'

In the course of the 21-minute listening to, the courtroom heard a complete of seven witnesses are doubtless to offer proof at trial, estimated to final for round 4 weeks.

Prosecuting barrister Owen Edwards advised the courtroom: 'This case is just not one prone to be resolved aside from by means of a trial.'

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