
Police said the calls from 350 people saying they had suffered abuse came in just six days, from 24 to 30 November, and related to all aspects of football, from grassroots up to professional.
The number continues to grow, police said, and victims may have to wait because of the “significant” volume of reported child sex abuse crimes in football that have been reported since the Guardian’s revelations.
In a statement the national police chiefs’ council lead for child protection, chief constable Simon Bailey, said:
“It is important to note that this is an indicative figure only, and that information is still being collated, numbers will, therefore, continue to change.”
Police and experts believe the sexual abuse of children is massively underreported in Britain.
The former Newcastle United striker David Eatock became the latest footballer to tell police he was sexually abused in the sport. He told the Guardian that he was sexually abused during his time at the club by George Ormond, a former club youth coach.
Police say 350 people have come forward to report child sex abuse in football (The Guardian)
Football child sex abuse: Ex-Newcastle player David Eatock latest to speak out (BBC)
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