Eleanor Laws QC and Philip McGhee defend Barry Bennell in historic sex charges case

QEBHW members Eleanor Laws QC and Philip McGhee are defending former youth soccer coach, Barry Bennell, who is on trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Having admitted seven charges of sexual abuse Bennell has pleaded not guilty to 48 others relating to conduct alleged to have taken place between 1979 and 1991.

The trial continues.

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