Former England striker Andy Carroll has thanked the general public for his or her assist after talking publicly about being sexually assaulted by a person.
Carroll, 36, feared he would by no means totally recuperate from the trauma of the incident, which occurred at his dwelling in 2021 throughout a second spell at Newcastle United.
The perpetrator, a good friend of Carroll’s former companion who was away on the time, was jailed for 20 months in 2023 after being convicted of sexual offences.
Carroll recognized the person as tv dance coach Kevin Adams in an interview with the Solar. Adams appeared on the BBC collection Fame Academy in 2002.
Chatting with the Soccer Uncensored podcast, Carroll mentioned the response to going public along with his expertise had been overwhelming.
“I have been beating myself up about it, and as quickly as I’ve mentioned it the assist that I’ve obtained has been huge,” he mentioned.
“And I feel that is the primary factor actually for me, that if I mentioned that 5 years in the past when it occurred, possibly I might have felt rather a lot higher from time to time bought over it.
“I am pleased with who I’m, I am pleased with how I’ve handled it, and I’ve bought the assist round me with my companion, my household and buddies, and now the general public.”
Carroll, who performed for Liverpool and West Ham and is now a participant and co-owner of Nationwide League South aspect Dagenham, described the assault in his autobiography ‘Proudly owning It’.
He mentioned the incident occurred whereas he was asleep.
He subsequently threw the person out of his dwelling earlier than knocking him unconscious when he tried to get again inside.
Carroll described giving proof in courtroom as “humiliating and embarrassing and completely horrendous”.
“It was consuming me alive inside for therefore lengthy,” Carroll mentioned. “There’s sure issues you may’t recover from, and I will by no means, ever recover from that.
“However now I do know that individuals can see who I used to be then, in that point, and what I have been by and so they assist me and assist me.”
Adams has not commented publicly since Carroll named him as the person who attacked him.
Particulars of assist and assist with sexual abuse or violence is accessible. BBC Motion Line.