Former Manchester City winger David White is the fourth English footballer to speak publically about being sexually abused as a child by a youth coach. White also claims he was abused by Bennell, while his one-time City team-mate and fellow England international Paul Stewart told the Daily Mirror he was sexually assaulted between the ages of 11 and 15 by an unnamed coach, who told him of Bennell's crimes in an attempt to legitimise the abuse. In a statement released on Wednesday, the 49- year-old White said: "In light of recent press stories, I wish to confirm that I was sexually abused by my former football coach Barry Bennell in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This abuse took place while I was attached to Whitehall FC, a junior team, based in Manchester. "For a number of reasons and for nearly two decades I kept my ordeal secret from my family and friends. "Throughout my football career I had come to terms with what happened, but I now know
