Former sports coach jailed for sex offences against young boys.

Police have revealed that three of the victims were pupils at Windlesham House School in Washington during Michael James Green's time as a cricket coach.

Green, 74, from Adrington Close, Hove, was convicted last week at Lewes Crown Court of 17 indecent assaults against boys aged between 12 and 16. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Police confirmed nine offences were committed against four of the boys. Three of these boys were separately assaulted at Green's Hove residence during the early 1980s. Green was convicted of four offences against each of two of these boys, three offences against another, and one against the fourth boy.

The other three boys were separately assaulted while pupils at Windlesham House School. Green was convicted of four offences against one of them, three of which occurred during school trips to the cinema in Brighton, and one at the school. He was also convicted of two offences against each of the other two boys, with one offence taking place at Green's Hove residence and the other three at the school.

The court heard that Green had previously been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Hove Crown Court in February 2014 for four counts of sexual offences against four young boys. These 2014 convictions stemmed from an investigation by Brighton detectives into information received in 2011 about a young boy who had been sexually assaulted by Green in the early 1980s. During that investigation, three more victims came forward.

Detective Constable Dawn Robertson, involved in both investigations, stated: "Green's 2014 sentence received considerable publicity, and as a result, these seven further victims came forward to us over the ensuing months. We have great admiration for their readiness to help see justice done and for giving evidence at Green's trial where he denied the allegations throughout and continues to do so even after conviction, as he did in 2014."

She added: "Reports of this type will always be taken seriously and investigated wherever possible. Anyone who wishes to report such offences can contact the police at any time online or by calling 101 and can arrange to talk in confidence to experienced investigators."

Police emphasize that the offences relate to a period starting nearly a quarter of a century ago and that there are no current safeguarding issues in relation to the sports activities involved or to the school, who co-operated fully throughout the investigation.