A prominent Premier League club executive accused of sexual abuse will not face any legal action after a civil case was dropped. The person, who cannot be named due to an anonymity order, was accused by a woman who was 15 years old at the time in an incident that allegedly took place in the 1990s.
This person was accused of raping a woman in his home. It took more than a year to contact the police about the incident, but the alleged victim was told that a criminal case could not be filed under the law at the time.
The executive subsequently faced civil litigation, and the alleged victim filed suit seeking aggravated damages. It was suggested that they “committed trespass (assault and battery) and intentionally caused injury to the person of the plaintiff.”
But it will not go ahead even after the civil case was withdrawn and the Football Association issued a statement on security procedures.
It read: “We have strong safeguards in place and all referrals to us are processed in accordance with our policies and procedures.
“We investigate and assess all allegations and concerns about individuals who may pose a risk of harm to children or adults in football and, where appropriate, may impose proportionate safeguards in accordance with the FA’s Safeguarding Regulations. We do not comment on individual cases.”
An anonymity order was issued in 2024 at the man’s request. A statement at the time said: “The identities of the defendants as parties to these proceedings are confidential and should not be made public.”
It added that “withholding the defendant’s identity is necessary to ensure the proper administration of justice and protect the defendant’s interests; there is no public interest that would be adequately offset by disclosure.”
