Case against well-known Premier League club executive accused of sexually abusing teenager is dropped

A case against a high-profile Premier League executive involving alleged sexual abuse of a teenager has been dropped. 

The well-known man, who cannot be named after he was granted an anonymity order, was accused by a woman who said she was 15 when the alleged incidents happened in the 1990s. 

She was suing him for aggravated damages but according to the Telegraph, the case will not go ahead. 

In 2024, a judge issued the anonymity order at the request of his legal team, saying: ‘The identity of the defendant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.’

They 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’. 

The Premier League executive had been accused of raping the woman at his home. 

But the alleged victim took more than a year to contact the police and was told that meant a criminal case could not be enacted due to legislation at the time. 

He was due to face a civil case on the claim that he ‘committed trespass to the claimant’s person (assault and battery) and intentionally inflicted injury’. 

Now the civil case has been dropped and the Football Association released 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.’