Child Sex Abuse: Manchester City set to offer millions in compensation
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A club redress scheme will see survivors of
the most serious crimes receive six-figure sums in damages.
Those abused will also receive a personal apology from a senior club official.
City know of 40 potential claimants to their compensation fund but they are braced for more cases.
Last year, former youth coach Barry Bennell was convicted of 43 charges relating to 12 former junior players between 1979 and 1990 during his time working for City and Crewe Alexandra.
One of the country's most prolific paedophiles, Bennell was jailed for 31 years. It was his fourth conviction for abusing boys.
Another 86 people have since come forward to make complaints of abuse against him.
More than three-quarters of the claims City are aware of relate to Bennell, with nine more making allegations against a second man from the club's youth set-up in the 1960s - John Broome. He is now dead and no links with Bennell have been established...full post Here
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