He started off wth under 18sBristol Academy was a seniors team.
If he slept with a player who was under 18 then there's other issues to consider. Otherwise, without further information. I don't see how it's much different than a manager sleeping with their employee.
In the immortal words of Ali G....He started off wth under 18s
Let's not forget that this safeguarding report was written while he was in a position of responsibility at Bristol Academy.
Even without that aspect however, it's still well within the FA's right to decide a relationship between a coach and player is inappropriate. Policies like that are up to individual "companies" and breeches of them can be punished as the company sees fit.
The word academy is a bit of a red herring.
If the player he is accused of sleeping with was 16 or older at the time then legally he has done nothing wrong.
Disagree with that. The age is 18. Even then, its not a clear cut "all's OK, now she's 18" as he would be in a position with a duty of care so its not the same as if you just met an 18 yr old down the Dog & Duck & struck up a relationship.
Of course, it is all just speculation, but I doubt he slept with anyone under the age of 18 - as soon as that came to light it wouldn't have been up to the FA to prevaricate and postpone until after the Russia game, it would have been a police matter instantly.
All conjecture, but I suspect something happened on his watch - not between him and a third party - but between another two indivuiduals, but he did not take the necessary safeguarding steps. (i.e. he turned a blind eye to what was going on)
Perhaps from an FA safe guarding perspective, but the age of consent is 16, not 18, therefore legally if he had s relationship with a player as long as they were 16 or older at the time then he would be ok from a legal standpoint.
It wouldn't.
It is illegal for someone in "a position of trust" (e.g teachers, doctors, carers) to have sex with someone under 18. Although I am no expert, I strongly suspect that a coach of someone in their team or academy would be classed as being in a position of trust.
Statutory rape is having sex with a minor. A minor in England is under the age of 16. Above that (16-18 specifically), position of trust is defined as those within loco parentis, so yes, a coach would count.Isn't it called statutory rape?