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'People would be right to hate me'
Manchester Evening News
|November 22, 2024
ICE HOCKEY PLAYER ADMITS SOME SEX OFFENCES
A FORMER professional ice hockey player and TV extra who has admitted committing sexual offences against children said he understood people may have ‘a lot of hatred’ for him.
Philip Hamer, 34, from Salford, gave evidence in his defence for the first time as jurors at Manchester Crown Court were told Hamer has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including engaging in sexual activity with four teenage girls.
He is currently standing trial accused of sexually assaulting and raping a string of women and girls. The allegations, which he denies, concern six complainants in total.
This story is from the November 22, 2024 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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