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Charges over Sol Campbell abuse | Charges over Sol Campbell abuse |
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Eleven people have been charged with indecent chanting at a football match after an inquiry into suspected abuse aimed at Sol Campbell. | Eleven people have been charged with indecent chanting at a football match after an inquiry into suspected abuse aimed at Sol Campbell. |
The Portsmouth and former England player was the subject of chanting during a game against Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park on 28 September. | The Portsmouth and former England player was the subject of chanting during a game against Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park on 28 September. |
Three teenagers, including a 13-year-old boy who cannot be named, were among those charged. | Three teenagers, including a 13-year-old boy who cannot be named, were among those charged. |
They are all due to appear before South East Hampshire magistrates next week. | They are all due to appear before South East Hampshire magistrates next week. |
Those charged are: | Those charged are: |
• Dean Nelson, 23, of Southbury Road, Enfield, London | • Dean Nelson, 23, of Southbury Road, Enfield, London |
• Bradley Barnes, 35, of Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth | • Bradley Barnes, 35, of Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth |
• Oliver Silvester, 28, of High Street, Southampton | • Oliver Silvester, 28, of High Street, Southampton |
• Stuart Turner, 34, of Queen Street, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire | • Stuart Turner, 34, of Queen Street, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire |
• Richard Gibbs, 35, of Ormonde Road, Wokingham, Berkshire | • Richard Gibbs, 35, of Ormonde Road, Wokingham, Berkshire |
• Ian Trow, 48, of Kingshill Drive, Deans Hanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | • Ian Trow, 48, of Kingshill Drive, Deans Hanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
• Keith Stevens, 54, of Portland Close, Hailsham, East Sussex | • Keith Stevens, 54, of Portland Close, Hailsham, East Sussex |
• Joe Turner, 18, of Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex | • Joe Turner, 18, of Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex |
Also charged were a 15-year-old boy from Winchmore Hill, London, a 15-year-old boy from Purley, Surrey, and a 13-year-old boy. | |
A police spokeswoman added that no further action would be taken against another man, aged 18, from Essex. | A police spokeswoman added that no further action would be taken against another man, aged 18, from Essex. |
The Football Association has said it would ban for life any fans proven to have been chanting abuse. | The Football Association has said it would ban for life any fans proven to have been chanting abuse. |