FA chief receives counselling after abuse investigation

By Daily Sports on October 17, 2017

An FA chief has received counselling to deal with the traumatic evidence he has heard in a historical child sex abuse case in football.

Barrister Clive Sheldon QC was asked by the Football Association to look into the scandal last year, following a series of allegations from former players.

So far he has met with 15 victims, and - along with his team - has had access to psychological support after hearing them recount abuse stories.

The sheer scale of the task facing the inquiry also means a final report will not now be completed until Easter 2018 at the earliest, several months later than originally planned.

Investigators have sifted through 1,266 boxes in the FA archives - each containing up to 1,000 pages - as part of their painstaking search for relevant documents relating to safeguarding procedures and child protection cases.

However, there are still another 2,092 boxes yet to be reviewed.

The review is asking anyone involved with football who wishes to provide information about the way in which clubs or the FA dealt with concerns over child sex abuse between 1970 and 2005 to come forward.

Four of the 46 county FAs have not yet submitted their replies to the inquiry team, despite Sheldon originally writing to them on 11 May, and giving them a deadline of 1 June. Sources close to the inquiry believe this can be explained by 'inertia' rather than obstruction.

An FA spokesperson said: "We were made aware of this last week and have been working proactively to ensure these remaining county FAs assist and support Clive Sheldon's investigation with the utmost priority."

The last police figures at the end of June showed 741 alleged victims had come forward and 276 suspects had been identified. (BBC)

•Photo shows Barrister Clive Sheldon QC.

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 17, 2017


 

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