In an extract from his new book the former footballer discusses going public over the abuse he suffered and the impact that hadThere were conversations I needed to have. People I couldn’t just spring this on. The hardest conversations were the ones with Mum and Dad. This was their story, too, wasn’t it?They’d been there from the start, however much sometimes I’d tried to push them away. This man had been a part of their lives as well as the lives of their children. I wasn’t judging them but I was afraid that other people might. I understood the pain and guilt they felt as parents but I’ll never really know how they dealt with that grief and anger together, how they found the strength not to be destroyed by Barry Bennell. Related: Andy Woodward: a 1970s murder and the shocking twist to my Barry Bennell story Continue readingreadfullarticle
