The briefing
A 77-year-old former sports coach has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s. He faces 78 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape relating to incidents between 1971 and 1981, when the complainants were aged 8 to 15. In court, he pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault.
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Former sports coach goes on trial accused of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s