11 accused of indecent chants at Campbell

Published on Tuesday 13 January 2009 23:19

POLICE have charged 11 people with indecent chanting towards Sol Campbell at Portsmouth's home game against Tottenham last September.

They were arrested in connection with alleged racist and homophobic chanting towards former Spurs and England defender Campbell during a match at Fratton Park on 28 September.

The 11, including three juveniles, have been bailed by police to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on 20 January.

A Hampshire police spokeswoman said a further five men captured in photographs taken at the game were still being sought.

Those charged are Dean Nelson, 23, of Southbury Road, Enfield, north London; Bradley Barnes, 35, of Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset; Oliver Silvester, 28, of High Street, Southampton, Hampshire; Stuart Turner, 34, of Queen Street, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire; Richard Allen Gibbs, 35, of Ormonde Road, Wokingham, Berkshire; Ian Trow, 48, of Kingshill Drive, Deans Hanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Keith Stevens, 54, of Portland Close, Hailsham, East Sussex and Joe Turner, 18, of The Lindons, Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex.

The three youths charged were a 15-year-old from north London, a 15-year-old from Purley, Surrey, and a 13-year-old from Milton Keynes.