Monday, December 5, 2016

Victims in British sex-abuse scandal unite, call for justice (The Associated Press)

Former professional soccer players Andy Woodward, right, and Steve Walters speak at the launch of the Offside Trust at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. In a growing scandal being investigated by 18 police forces across Britain, about 350 people have reported incidents of child sexual abuse at soccer clubs. The Offside Trust has been formed by Andy Woodward, Steve Walters and Chris Unsworth as an independent trust to support players and their families who have suffered from abuse. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

''I can't even begin to give you the numbers of people contacting me directly, not just footballers and ex-footballers but members of the public,'' Andy Woodward told The Associated Press on Monday. If he's not too weary by the sheer scale of the scandal he helped to uncover, Woodward will fly to New York on Wednesday to speak to an American broadcaster about his 30-year journey from abused youth player to an inspiration to millions. ''I personally know that in America, there are certain things which have potentially happened there,'' Woodward said.


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