abused young boys by using his position as a football coach to groom and attack them. Anthony Marino, 70, has been jailed for five years over the catalogue of abuse in the 1990s while involved with a youth team.The sick abuser committed the crimes against three boys under the age of 16 - he invited them to his home under the ruse of his role.
His twisted methods included 'gifting' a piece of kit to one of his victims, a court was told. One boy went round to his house under the assumption he was going to join his team before being told he needed to take part in an 'initiation ceremony' to test whether he was 'man enough'.
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