victoria, i would take us both back to november of 2016, the work that you did with andy woodward and the resulting explosion of football, footballers and victims of abuse coming forward and i have no reason to think that what soma has done, courageously, is very, very similar to what andy did four and a half years ago with the resulting outcomes and i think we have to recognise that the number of testimonials on the website has not far short of doubled in the space of a week. and i think we would all recognise that as more and more victims have the confidence and courage to come forward, that we have a real problem here and as a result of what soma has done, more of this is coming to light, more will come to light and the police service has a responsibility to then go and investigate those allegations which are of criminal nature. why do you think, chief constable bailey, why do you think there is this culture in some schools and further education colleges and universities? i think there has been an erosion of an understanding of what normal relationships look like and what normal se

woodward and the resulting — did with andy woodward and the resulting explosion of footballers and victims of abuse coming forward. i and victims of abuse coming forward. i have _ and victims of abuse coming forward. i have no— and victims of abuse coming forward. i have no reason to think that what soma _ i have no reason to think that what soma has — i have no reason to think that what soma has done very courageously is very similar— soma has done very courageously is very similarto soma has done very courageously is very similar to what andy did with the resulting outcomes and i think we have _ the resulting outcomes and i think we have to — the resulting outcomes and i think we have to recognise the number of testimonials on the website has not far short _ testimonials on the website has not far short of— testimonials on the website has not far short of doubled in the space of a week_ far short of doubled in the space of a week and — far short of doubled in the space of a week and i think we would all recognise — a week and i think we would all recognise as more and more

you decided to waive yourl anonymity in 2016 after seeing an interview with andy woodward, speaking publicly about the abuse he'd experienced as a boy at the hands of his coach. white was that the right point for you to then say, this happened to me, i was at newcastle, my name is derek bell. i think, as you mentioned, iwent newcastle, my name is derek bell. i think, as you mentioned, i went to court with my abuser in 2002. i waved my anonymity then, i wasn't in a well placed in 2002, i was still receiving quite intense therapy. i didn't cope with the case very well in 2002. i wanted my name to be, although close family and friends knew it was me in court, and then, 14 knew it was me in court, and then, 1k years later, watching the 1a years later, watching the television and one night, and then andy appears. and i thought in 2016, i thought i'm in a better place now than i was in 2002, to waive my anonymity so i obviously contacted newcastle united, northumbria police, i remember coming on your show way back in 2016, victoria. and i wanted to support other former professional footballers, i

in 2016, it was the harrowing story of survivor andy woodward which forced the game to examine its darkest truths. the impact it has had on my life is just catastrophic. you live with that all your life and i can't put it into words what that has done to me. for years on, clive sheldon qc�*s report makes uncomfortable reading for football's governing body in england and wales. we do a lot of talking to them as well as showing skills and explaining the game to them. barry bennell is a former coach at crewe alexandra, stoke city and manchester city, he was the star maker for aspiring footballers, and he was also a prolific paedophile. the report says the fa failed to ban him and other predators from involvement in football. gary cliff was repeatedly abused. i feel sort of vindicated, but i don't think it has gone far enough. throughout the whole report i have read, there is a theme of people knew or suspected but none of the officials had the gumption to raise it with anyone, police, social services at all. that is the theme running through it. it is disappointing in that respect. the shee

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here are andy woodward, steve walters, jason dunford and chris unsworth, talking to me in an exclusive interview in november 2016. he used to pick me up and the abuse started in the car. he used to touch, we used to play games in the car and that is when it all started. and that would be on the way to training? 0n the way to training and on the way back. right. and then he invited you to stay over at his house. yeah, that happened a little bit later but not long after. at first, there was, you know, two, three, four lads that used to stay there and there was always two or three in the bed. right. and for decades, keeping this kind of cataclysmic secret. i know, i chatted with my friend the other night about this and you just get on with your life and you forget everything that has happened. as i say, luckily, i had my golf to go to and that guided me through, i think. but both my... both my parents have died and that hurts me. yeah. not telling them. does it? yeah. i don�*t know if it�*s a good thing that i did or didn�*t tell them, because they would have blamed themselves, so..