Bob Higgins: Ex-Southampton coach denies child abuse charges
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Ex-Saints youth coach Bob Higgins is accused of multiple counts of indecent assault against boys
A former Southampton Football Club youth coach has pleaded not guilty to 50 counts of child abuse.
Bob Higgins, 64, is accused of carrying out indecent assaults on 24 boys between 1970 and 1996.
Mr Higgins, from Southampton, was the youth development officer at Southampton in the 1980s.
He was granted unconditional bail by a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court and is due to appear for trial at Salisbury Crown Court on 29 May.
Mr Higgins previously appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court with a hat partially covering his face
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