Essex Police given new David Sullivan information

Essex Police given new David Sullivan informationJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBilly Kenber,Investigation correspondent,Hannah PriceandSophie Smith,BBC PanoramaPA MediaPolice have been contacted with new information about David Sullivan following a BBC Panorama and Times investigation into the West Ham co-owner.Essex Police said there had been "some contact and enquiries into those are now under way" after the joint investigation was published on Monday.The investigation revealed that multiple women have accused Sullivan of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour dating back from the 1980s. Sullivan has categorically denied the allegations.Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has held urgent "fact-finding" meetings with the Football Association (FA) and West Ham after the BBC revealed Sullivan was banned from contacting the women's and youth teams over safeguarding concerns.Sullivan has been under the restrictions for three years after a historic allegation about his conduct was raised with the FA in 2023. The restrictions had not been public and he continued to attend men's first team matches.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Sullivan said he had never met any academy or women's team players "1-2-1" during his 16 years at West HamHe said the complaint "had nothing to do about my time in football and it never happened"."I saw it as a meaningless restriction, as it didn't impact on my work in any way, therefore I accepted it for a quiet life," he said.Sullivan said it was inaccurate to describe this agreement as a "disciplinary 'ban'".PA MediaIn response, Nandy called for a "full and urgent explanation" of how the "incredibly serious allegations" about Sullivan had been handled.She had meetings with West Ham and the FA on Wednesday to seek answers on its response to the safeguarding concerns.West Ham is understood to have made clear it was confid...