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BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Footballer Jesse Lingard's grandad to face a retrial
The grandfather of footballer Jesse Lingard will face a retrial on charges of historical sexual Lingard, 86, of Warrington, Cheshire, stood trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with assaults on a woman who claimed he abused her from the age of jury in his trial was discharged earlier this month it can now be Katherine Pierpoint earlier fixed a retrial for 11 May next year. During the trial, the court heard the complainant contacted police after watching a documentary in which former Manchester United player Lingard spoke about the positive influence his grandfather had on his footballer travelled from South Korea, where he plays for FC Seoul, to give evidence as part of his grandfather's defence jury was told the woman contacted the former England international in November 2022 after watching Channel 4 documentary Untold: The Jesse Lingard a message, she said to him: "Shame on you Jesse Lingard. Loads of lies. Your grandad Kenneth Lingard molested and sexually abused me and you know he did."Lingard told the court he had not heard about the allegations said: "I would have cut ties with him straight away."Kenneth Lingard told the court the abuse "never happened". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
The Independent
12-05-2025
- The Independent
Grandfather of footballer Jesse Lingard to face a retrial
The grandfather of footballer Jesse Lingard will face a retrial on charges of historic sexual abuse. Kenneth Lingard, 86, stood trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with assaults on a woman who claimed he abused her from the age of five. The jury in his trial was discharged earlier this month, it can now be reported. On Monday, Judge Katherine Pierpoint fixed a retrial for May 11 next year. During the trial, the court heard the complainant contacted police after watching a documentary in which former Manchester United player Lingard spoke about the positive influence his grandfather had on his career. The footballer travelled from South Korea, where he plays for FC Seoul, to give evidence as part of his grandfather's defence case. The jury was told the woman contacted the former England international in November 2022 after watching Channel 4 documentary Untold: The Jesse Lingard Story. In a message, she said to him: ' Shame on you Jesse Lingard. Loads of lies. Your grandad Kenneth Lingard molested and sexually abused me and you know he did.' Lingard told the court he had not heard about the allegations before. He said: 'I would have cut ties with him straight away.' Kenneth Lingard told the court the abuse 'never happened'.
Times
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Times
Jesse Lingard would have ‘cut ties' with grandad over abuse allegations
Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather's sexual assault trial that he would have 'cut ties' with him had he been aware of any allegations. The former Manchester United and England forward flew in from South Korea, where plays for FC Seoul, to appear at Liverpool crown court as a defence witness in the trial of Kenneth Lingard. The 86-year-old is accused of historical sexual assaults against a complainant who has alleged he abused her from the age of five. The court heard the alleged victim made allegations to police after a 2022 documentary in which Jesse Lingard, 32, spoke about his grandfather's positive influence. The footballer, who wore a black suit with a white shirt and black tie to give evidence on Tuesday, said the woman contacted him after the documentary came out. 'She was just going on about the documentary and how I let him be part of it when he's done those things,' the footballer told the court. 'I was like, 'What are you on about? I have not heard nothing about this.' ' He said the complainant told him she was going to call the police: 'I said, 'Call them if you want.' She popped up out of nowhere, to be honest. It was kind of random.' In messages to the former West Ham United forward, the alleged victim wrote: 'Shame on you Jesse Lingard. Loads of lies. Your grandad Kenneth Lingard molested and sexually abused me and you know he did.' The footballer, part of England's 2018 World Cup squad, told the court he had not known anything about the allegations before. 'I would have cut ties with him straight away,' he said. 'My daughter wouldn't be round there. My little sister wouldn't be round there.' Asked by Tom Price KC, defending, if he would lie on behalf of his grandfather, Jesse Lingard replied: 'No, never. If I knew any of these allegations I'd have cut ties with him years ago.' Asked why he made the Channel 4 documentary, called Untold: The Jesse Lingard Story, he said: 'I made it for mental health reasons and just to show my family, show people how footballers live. 'At the end of the day, we're all human. To share that footage and to have my family in it was amazing.' Lingard arrived in England on Monday night, having scored in FC Seoul's 2-1 home defeat by Gwangju on Saturday. He moved to South Korea last year, after an underwhelming spell at Nottingham Forest, having left United — the club he joined as an eight-year-old — in 2022. Asked if the trial had caused him any difficulties, he said: 'A few sponsorship deals in Korea have fell through. I've had to hold off on some more sponsorship deals in Korea at the moment.' He told the court he had lived with his grandparents from the age of two or three and his grandfather was very supportive with his career. 'He basically taught me football, taught all the skills, drove me up and down motorways from Liverpool to Manchester, Crewe, Barnsley, Stoke, to watch me play football. He's been the man that's got me here today.' Kenneth Lingard, of Northway, Warrington, denies 17 counts of indecent assault. The case will continue on Wednesday, when the jury is expected to be sent out to consider its verdicts.
Sky News
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Sky News
Ex-Man Utd and England star Jesse Lingard gives evidence at grandfather's sex assault trial
Former Premier League footballer Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather's sexual assault trial he would have "cut ties" with his relative if he had known about the accusations against him. The former Manchester United and England star made the comment after travelling from South Korea, where he plays for FC Seoul, to appear as a defence witness for Kenneth Lingard at Liverpool Crown Court. The 86-year-old, from Warrington, denies 17 counts of indecent assault against a woman who has alleged he abused her from the age of five. The footballer said he had not known anything about the allegations against his grandfather before and "would have cut ties with him straight away" if he had. "My daughter wouldn't be round there. My little sister wouldn't be round there," he added. Asked by Tom Price KC, defending, if he would lie on behalf of his grandfather, Jesse Lingard said: "No, never. If I knew any of these allegations, I'd have cut ties with him years ago." Jesse Lingard, 32, said the alleged victim approached him following the release of a 2022 documentary, called Untold: The Jesse Lingard Story, in which he described how his grandfather had helped his career. He said: "She was just going on about the documentary and how I let him be part of it when he's done those things. "I was like, 'What are you on about? I have not heard nothing about this'." He said the woman told him she was going to call the police, and he told her to "call them if you want". The attacking midfielder, who also played for Nottingham Forest and West Ham in the Premier League, said the accuser "popped up out of nowhere", and said it was "kind of random". The court heard that, at one point, she sent him a message which said: "Shame on you Jesse Lingard. Loads of lies. Your grandad Kenneth Lingard molested and sexually abused me, and you know he did." The footballer, who said he had lost some sponsorship deals since the allegations became public, told the court he had lived with his grandparents from the age of two or three, and his grandfather was very supportive of his career. He said: "He basically taught me football, taught all the skills, drove me up and down motorways from Liverpool to Manchester, Crewe, Barnsley, Stoke, to watch me play football." Kenneth Lingard, "got me here today," he added.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lingard 'knew nothing of claims against grandad'
Footballer Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather's sexual assault trial he would have "cut ties" with him if he had been aware of any allegations. The former Manchester United and England player flew in from South Korea, where plays for FC Seoul, to appear at Liverpool Crown Court as a defence witness in the trial of Kenneth Lingard. The court has heard the woman made allegations to police after a 2022 documentary in which the 32-year-old footballer spoke about his grandfather's positive influence. His 86-year-old grandfather, of Northway, Warrington, Cheshire, is accused of historical offences against a woman when she was as young as five, which he denies. The footballer told the court the woman contacted him after the documentary came out. He said: "She was just going on about the documentary and how I let him be part of it when he's done those things. "I was like 'what are you on about, I have not heard nothing about this'." He said the woman told him she was going to call the police. He added: "I said 'call them if you want'. "She popped up out of nowhere, to be honest. It was kind of random." In messages to the footballer, the woman said: "Shame on you Jesse Lingard. Loads of lies. Your grandad Kenneth Lingard molested and sexually abused me and you know he did." The player told the court he had not known anything about the allegations before. He said: "I would have cut ties with him straight away. "My daughter wouldn't be round there. My little sister wouldn't be round there." Asked by Tom Price KC, defending, if he would lie on behalf of his grandfather, Jesse Lingard said: "No, never. If I knew any of these allegations I'd have cut ties with him years ago." Asked why he made the Channel 4 documentary, called Untold: The Jesse Lingard Story, he said: "I made it for mental health reasons and just to show my family, show people how footballers live. "At the end of the day, we're all human. To share that footage and to have my family in it was amazing." The midfielder, who scored a goal in his match in South Korea's K League 1 on Saturday, said he arrived in the UK on Monday night. Asked if the trial had caused him any difficulties, he said: "A few sponsorship deals in Korea have fell through. I've had to hold off on some more sponsorship deals in Korea at the moment." He told the court he had lived with his grandparents from the age of two or three and his grandfather was very supportive with his career. He said: "He basically taught me football, taught all the skills, drove me up and down motorways from Liverpool to Manchester, Crewe, Barnsley, Stoke, to watch me play football. "He's been the man that's got me here today." Mr Lingard, denies 17 counts of indecent assault. The trial continues. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. Jesse Lingard's grandad denies sex assault claims Woman alleges sex abuse by Jesse Lingard's grandad HM Courts & Tribunal Service
