{
  "id": 12200434,
  "title": "Footballer Andy Carroll names attacker as TV dance coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/footballer-andy-carroll-names-attacker-as-tv-dance-coach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:33:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/footballer-andy-carroll-names-attacker-173343391.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former England footballer Andy Carroll has revealed to the Sun newspaper that TV dance coach Kevin Adams sexually assaulted him in 2021. The 37-year-old striker detailed the incident in his autobiography, Owning It, which was released last month, but did not name his attacker. Adams, who appeared on BBC's Fame Academy from 2002, was convicted of the assault in 2023 and sentenced to 20 months in prison. The BBC reports that Carroll decided to disclose Adams' identity after learning it from publicly available court documents. Initially, Carroll claimed the assault took place during an attack by a friend of his former partner while he was asleep at his home, watching a boxing match. In his autobiography, Carroll expressed deep contemplation before deciding to share his story, stating it made him the person he is today. Adams has not commented publicly on Carroll's revelation.",
  "summary": "The former England striker tells the Sun he was sexually assaulted by former Fame Academy dance instructor Kevin Adams in 2021.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}