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Former soccer coach charged with 14 more counts of abuse

Published Jun. 20, 2017 8:08 a.m. ET

LONDON (AP) A former English soccer coach has been charged with 14 more counts of child sexual abuse against four boys from the ages of 11-14.

Prosecutors say Barry Bennell will appear via videolink at a magistrates' court on June 28 in relation to the charges. The alleged offenses took place between 1983 and 1990.

Between November 2016 and May this year, Bennell was charged with a total of 41 counts of child sexual abuse against boys under the age of 16 between 1980 and 1990, following investigations by Cheshire Police in northwest England.

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