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===Sexual abuse accusations===

In 1994, Bennell was on a Stone Dominoes tour to the United States when a teenage player accused him of sexually assaulting him repeatedly. Bennell was arrested in Jacksonville and charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious conduct. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. As he was ~~lead~~ away Bennell was asked by a reporter "Do you have anything to say to the little boy?". He replied "He wasn't a little boy... he's fourteen".

In 1994, Bennell was on a Stone Dominoes tour to the United States when a teenage player accused him of sexually assaulting him repeatedly. Bennell was arrested in Jacksonville and charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious conduct. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. As he was led away Bennell was asked by a reporter "Do you have anything to say to the little boy?". He replied "He wasn't a little boy... he's fourteen".

Two years later in 1996, when Bennell was still serving his sentence in Florida, the Channel 4 ''Dispatches'' program highlighted accusations against Bennell and two other UK coaches. The documentary featured interviews with four former players who had gone to the police with claims that Bennell had molested them and other children upon hearing of his US conviction. As a result, Bennell was set free and sent back to the UK, where he was immediately arrested.

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 ===Sexual abuse accusations===
-In 1994, Bennell was on a Stone Dominoes tour to the United States when a teenage player accused him of sexually assaulting him repeatedly. Bennell was arrested in Jacksonville and charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious conduct. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. As he was lead away Bennell was asked by a reporter "Do you have anything to say to the little boy?". He replied "He wasn't a little boy... he's fourteen".
+In 1994, Bennell was on a Stone Dominoes tour to the United States when a teenage player accused him of sexually assaulting him repeatedly. Bennell was arrested in Jacksonville and charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious conduct. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. As he was led away Bennell was asked by a reporter "Do you have anything to say to the little boy?". He replied "He wasn't a little boy... he's fourteen".
 Two years later in 1996, when Bennell was still serving his sentence in Florida, the Channel 4 ''Dispatches'' program highlighted accusations against Bennell and two other UK coaches. The documentary featured interviews with four former players who had gone to the police with claims that Bennell had molested them and other children upon hearing of his US conviction. As a result, Bennell was set free and sent back to the UK, where he was immediately arrested.