by GRF Admin | Dec 1, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Grassroots understands that the number of people that have came forward and reported abuse within football, current and historic, to police forces around England now stands at 350. What at first appeared to be isolated cases may well turn out to be the biggest...
by GRF Admin | Nov 28, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Ex-youth football coach Barry Bennell, who is at the centre of a sex abuse scandal, has been taken to hospital after being found unconscious. The convicted sex offender was found at an address in Knebworth Park, Stevenage on Friday, Thames Valley Police said. The...
by GRF Admin | Nov 25, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Given the serious information that continues to come to light regarding child abuse in football, The FA has commissioned a dedicated NSPCC helpline for adults who were victims of sexual abuse in childhood within the football industry. The launch of the free,...