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A leading Premier League figure has won a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for alleged sexual abuse of a teenage girl.
The figure, who is said to be well-known and is being sued for aggravated damages by a woman who claims she was 15 when the alleged abuse took place over 20 years ago, will not be made known to the media amid the case.
The judge in the case ruled 'there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure'' meaning the case is listed without the defendant's name in legal documents.
Lawyers are said to have put forward the case to High Court's King Bench Division that the man in question should have remained anonymous because of the potential harm it could have on him.
According to court documents seen by The Athletic, the final decision was made to 'protect the interests of the defendant' and 'secure the administration of justice'.
A leading Premier League figure has won a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for alleged sexual abuse of a teenage girl
The accused is alleged to have 'committed trespass to the claimant's person (assault and battery) and intentionally inflicted injury', causing psychological harm
