Former youth football coach, 77, is extradited from Vietnam to face child sex abuse charges in Scotland Kenneth Divers, 77, was arrested on an international warrant in the city of Hoi An He was flown back via London Heathrow and is in the custody of Police Scotland Investigation centres around allegations of child sex abuse in 1960s and 1970s By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 10:59 GMT, 20 January 2022 | Updated: 10:59 GMT, 20 January 2022 Viewcomments A former youth football coach has been extradited from Vietnam on child sex abuse charges. Kenneth Divers, 77, was arrested on an international warrant in the city of Hoi An on January 18. He is being flown back to Scotland in connection with historic child sex abuse offences. Kenneth Divers, 77, was arrested on an international warrant in the city of Hoi An on January 18 It is understood he worked as a teacher at a secondary school. Police Scotland confirmed that Divers is now in custody. Divers was due to fly into London Heathrow and driven north by Police Scotland officers. He is set to appear at Scotland's Paisley Sheriff Court in the coming days, sources told the Daily Record. Authorities in the South East Asian country said there is no suggestion he will be questioned over offences in Vietnam and the investigation centres around Scotland in the 1960s and 1970s. Scottish and European arrest warrants were issued in 2016 after he was accused of carrying out a string of sex assaults on young boys. The ex youth football coach was brought back to the UK and taken into custody in Scotland Detective Superintendent Alan Henderson said: 'We are grateful to the authorities in Vietnam and our colleagues at the National Crime Agency for their assistance with this matter.' Colonel Nguyễn Hà Lai, deputy chief of Quảng Nam police, added: 'We handed over Kenneth Divers to the British police at 3pm on January 19 at the *à N*ng airport. 'Through Interpol Vietnam, they sent their thanks to the police of Qu*ng Nam Province and H*i An City for their collaboration in arresting the individual.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility