LONDON: Former youth football coach Barry Bennell was found guilty of multiple counts of child sexual abuse on Tuesday, triggering tears from those who accused him of assaulting them as youngsters. The jury returmed not guilty verdicts on three further counts, following directions from the judge, and they have yet to reach a verdict on seven other counts. The jury, which has been deliberating for more than 19 hours since last Thursday, will resume their deliberations at 10.15am on Wednesday. He was convicted of two counts of indecent assault against a eighth complainant, one count of indecent assault and two counts of buggery against a ninth complainant and three counts of indecent assault against an 10th complainant. During the trial, Liverpool Crown Court heard Bennell compared to the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, as he invited boys to his house where he had arcade games, a pool table, videos and exotic pets including a puma and a monkey. Image copyright PA Image caption Chris Unsworth told the court he had been abused by Barry Bennell as a child

He was a junior footballer playing for his local club and Bennell at the time worked as a scout for Manchester City. In transcripts of police interviews which were read in court, Bennell, who has changed his name to Richard Jones, told the police about his grooming process and abuse of boys, but claimed the complainants in the case were "jumping on the bandwagon" following publicity.
Former association football coach Barry Bennell is convicted of 36 counts of indecent assault against youth footballers in the 1980s and 1990s, following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court.