Former sports coach on trial for historic sexual abuse (opens original article in a new tab)

A former sports coach is on trial for historic sexual abuse of girls in the 70s and 80s, having pleaded guilty to five charges but denying 74 others.

• A former sports coach has pleaded guilty to five charges of historical sexual assault but denied 74 other similar allegations.
• The accused is alleged to have abused multiple girls between 1971 and 1981, including in his car, changing rooms, and home.
• The trial involves 79 charges, with the coach denying 29 counts related to one complainant and all other counts for two other girls.