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| Men admit Campbell abuse chants | Men admit Campbell abuse chants |
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| Four men have admitted indecent chanting aimed at Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell during a football match. | Four men have admitted indecent chanting aimed at Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell during a football match. |
| He was subjected to alleged homophobic and racist chants at a game with Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, in September. | |
| Oliver Silvester, 28, Richard Gibbs, 35, Keith Stevens, 54, and Stuart Turner, 34, pleaded guilty to abusing the former England player. | Oliver Silvester, 28, Richard Gibbs, 35, Keith Stevens, 54, and Stuart Turner, 34, pleaded guilty to abusing the former England player. |
| Seven others, including three juveniles, have all pleaded not guilty. | Seven others, including three juveniles, have all pleaded not guilty. |
| Silvester, of High Street, Southampton; Gibbs, of Ormonde Road, Wokingham; Turner, of Queen Street, Telford; and Stevens, of Portland Close, Hailsham, East Sussex, were all fined £370, ordered to pay £120 costs and banned from football grounds for three years. | Silvester, of High Street, Southampton; Gibbs, of Ormonde Road, Wokingham; Turner, of Queen Street, Telford; and Stevens, of Portland Close, Hailsham, East Sussex, were all fined £370, ordered to pay £120 costs and banned from football grounds for three years. |
| Portsmouth Magistrates Court heard that not all of the defendants sang all of the chants, but variations of them. | Portsmouth Magistrates Court heard that not all of the defendants sang all of the chants, but variations of them. |
| Those who pleaded not guilty are: Dean Nelson, 23, of Southbury Road, Enfield, London; Joe Turner, 18, of The Lindons, Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex; Bradley Barnes, 35, of Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset; and Ian Trow, 48, of Kingshill Drive, Deans Hanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. | Those who pleaded not guilty are: Dean Nelson, 23, of Southbury Road, Enfield, London; Joe Turner, 18, of The Lindons, Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex; Bradley Barnes, 35, of Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset; and Ian Trow, 48, of Kingshill Drive, Deans Hanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. |
| They will stand trial on 13 May. | They will stand trial on 13 May. |
| Magistrate Susan Waddle did not impose reporting restrictions on the two 15-year-old boys, stating that they should be treated as adults. | Magistrate Susan Waddle did not impose reporting restrictions on the two 15-year-old boys, stating that they should be treated as adults. |
| They are Michael Eleftheriou, of Winchmore Hill, London and Huseyin Mehmet, of Purley, Surrey. | They are Michael Eleftheriou, of Winchmore Hill, London and Huseyin Mehmet, of Purley, Surrey. |
| A 13-year-old boy from near Milton Keynes cannot be named. | A 13-year-old boy from near Milton Keynes cannot be named. |