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Some sexual predators still active in English football - lawyer

The lawyer who helped set up a new trust to raise money for footballers who were sexually abused as young players has said some individuals still active in football should be investigated.

Prosperity Law's Edward Smethurst also claimed gagging orders have been used by "a number" of clubs, after Chelsea on Saturday apologised to former player Gary Johnson for the abuse he suffered as a trainee in the 1970s.

Johnson waived the confidentiality clause in the £50,000 agreement they made with Johnson in 2015, which allowed the 57-year-old to tell the Daily Mirror last week that he was assaulted multiple times over a three-year period by the club's chief scout Eddie Heath, who is now dead.