The Moment: Paul Stewart on the sexual abuse he suffered as a youth player

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🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In 2016 former Tottenham, Liverpool and England midfielder Paul Stewart made the decision to open up about the sexual abuse he suffered from a youth-team coach when he was a young footballer. For more than 40 years, Paul had done whatever he could to suppress or even erase the thoughts and images that haunted him. In this episode, Paul discusses how it has impacted his life and how he's trying to prevent it happening again. Before you begin this podcast we want to let you know that this episode contains detailed discussion of child sexual abuse and trauma. If you’re a victim of sexual abuse of or have been affected by it and would like to talk to someone confidentially you can call 0808 800 5000, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.8	dot credit e. claims. Hello again another reminder that the Athletic Football Podcast will be back on Monday the 13th of June,
0:35.8	but in the meantime here is another episode from our recent series The Moment with Kelly Cates and Jeff Thomas.
0:42.2	Back in 2016, the former Spurs, Liverpool and England midfielder Paul Stewart
0:46.6	made the decision to open up about the sexual abuse he suffered from a youth team coach
0:50.4	when he was a young footballer.
0:52.3	Here he tells Kelly and Jeff about that horrific
0:54.7	experience, how it impacted upon his life and how he's trying to prevent it happening again.
0:59.1	A warning before you begin listening. This episode contains detailed discussion of child
1:04.0	sexual abuse and trauma. If you're a victim of sexual abuse or have been affected by it and
1:08.4	would like to talk to someone confidentially, you can call Child Line on 0-808 800 5,000.
1:15.0	The Athletic.
1:19.0	Can you remember the one moment that changed your life forever, the moment that put everything in
1:25.8	perspective.
1:27.8	I'm Kelly Cates.
1:29.7	And I'm Jeff Thomas.
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