Best in child assault allegation

Former Manchester United soccer player George Best has been arrested over an allegation he indecently assaulted a young girl, police said yesterday. Best, 59, was granted police bail after his arrest on June 9 in Surrey, southwest of London. "Surrey...

Former Manchester United soccer player George Best has been arrested over an allegation he indecently assaulted a young girl, police said yesterday. Best, 59, was granted police bail after his arrest on June 9 in Surrey, southwest of London.

"Surrey Police has received an allegation of indecent assault against a 59-year-old man," a police spokesman said in a statement. "The allegations concern a girl under the age of 13 and is said to have taken place in May at an address in Surrey.

Best is already on police bail after being arrested earlier this month in connection with an allegation he assaulted a woman.

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