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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, 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. |
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