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Former soccer coach charged with 8 counts of child abuse

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CREWE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: A general view of Alexandra Stadium, Gresty Road, the home of Crewe Alexandra Football Club on November 30, 2016 in Crewe, England. Barry Bennell, a former youth coach at the club, has been charged by Cheshire police with eight historical offences of sexual assault against a boy aged under 14. Bennell is a former football scout with links to Manchester City , Leeds United and Stoke City football clubs. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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LONDON (AP) A former English soccer coach has been charged with eight counts of child sexual abuse involving two victims from 1980-87.

Prosecutors say Barry Bennell will appear via videolink at a magistrates’ court on Monday in relation to the charges.

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Bennell was charged Tuesday with five counts of having sex with a boy under 16, two counts of indecent assault on a boy under 14, and one count of indecent assault on a boy under 16.

The charges come after an investigation by Cheshire Police in northwest England.