A high-profile Premier League club executive accused of sexual abuse will not face any action after a civil case was dropped. The individual, who cannot be named due to an anonymity order, was accused by a woman who said she was 15 at the time of the alleged incidents that took place in the 1990s.
The individual had been accused of raping the woman at his home. Having taken more than a year to contact the police about the incidents, the alleged victim was told that a criminal case could not be enacted due to legislation at the time.
The executive was then set to face a civil case, with the alleged victim suing them for aggravated damages. It was suggested that they ‘committed trespass to the claimant’s person (assault and battery) and intentionally inflicted injury’.
But that will not go ahead either after the civil case was dropped, with the Football Association releasing a statement about their safeguarding procedures.
It read: “We have robust safeguarding measures in place and all referrals into us are handled in line with our policies and procedures.
“We investigate and assess all allegations and concerns about individuals who may pose a risk of harm to children and adults in football and, where applicable, can impose proportionate safeguarding measures in accordance with FA safeguarding regulations. We do not comment on individual cases.”
An anonymity order was issued at the request of the man in 2024. A statement at the time read: “The identity of the defendant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.’
It added: “Non-disclosure of the identity of the defendant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the defendant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.”
