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Bob Higgins: Ex-Southampton coach denies child abuse charges Bob Higgins: Ex-Southampton coach denies child abuse charges
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A former Southampton Football Club youth coach has pleaded not guilty to 50 counts of child abuse.A former Southampton Football Club youth coach has pleaded not guilty to 50 counts of child abuse.
Bob Higgins, 64, is accused of carrying out indecent assaults on 24 boys between 1970 and 1996.Bob Higgins, 64, is accused of carrying out indecent assaults on 24 boys between 1970 and 1996.
Mr Higgins, of Litchfield Road, Southampton, was the youth development officer at Southampton in the 1980s. Mr Higgins, from Southampton, was the youth development officer at Southampton in the 1980s.
He was granted unconditional bail by a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court and is due to appear for trial at Salisbury Crown Court on 29 May.He was granted unconditional bail by a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court and is due to appear for trial at Salisbury Crown Court on 29 May.