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