Four London Premier League Clubs Part of Investigation into Child Sex Abuse Scandal

At least three of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Crystal Palace joined Chelsea in being dragged into football’s child sexual abuse scandal on Tuesday night after Scotland Yard confirmed it was investigating allegations against individuals linked to four London Premier League clubs.

The Metropolitan Police Service became the first force to announce formally that teams from the world’s richest league had become engulfed in one of the biggest inquiries ever conducted into alleged crimes within sport, one it said affected 30 named sides from the capital.

The Met, which confirmed last Thursday that it had launched an investigation into accusations of “non-recent sexual abuse at football clubs in London” also revealed on Tuesday that officers from its Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command had received 106 separate allegations to date.

The force refused to confirm the names of the four Premier League clubs identified during its inquiry although there are currently only five such top-flight teams.


Source: The Telegragh