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Barnado's Review Into Historical Child Abuse At Southampton FC To Be Published

A review into historic sexual abuse at Southampton Football Club is set to be published this week.

The comprehensive and independent review was undertaken at the request of Southampton FC.

Bob Higgins was jailed for 24 years in 2019 for abusing trainees in his care, predominantly at Southampton and Peterborough, between 1971 and 1996.

A Southampton FC club statement reads:

"Southampton Football Club has been informed by Barnardo’s that the independent review into historic abuse at the club in the 1970s and 1980s has now been concluded.

"Victims and survivors of the abuse will be receiving a full copy of the review within the next 24 hours.

"The club believes it is very important that those involved are afforded the privacy and time to fully digest the conclusions of the review.

"With that in mind, the club intends to publish the full review at 10am on Friday (26). The club’s response to the review will also be published at this time."

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