Liverpool man charged with racially abusing footballer Antoine Semenyo

Mark Mogan, 47, will appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on December 22nd.
Liverpool man charged with racially abusing footballer Antoine Semenyo

By Laura Elston, Press Association

A Liverpool man has been charged with racially abusing footballer Antoine Semenyo during a match at Anfield.

The incident is alleged to have happened at the Premier League Liverpool v Bournemouth fixture on August 15th, Merseyside Police said.

Mark Mogan, 47, of Templehill Close, Dovecot, has been charged with Racially Aggravated Section 5 Public Order against the Bournemouth forward.

Merseyside Police said in a statement: “We can confirm that a Liverpool man has been charged in connection with an incident during a Liverpool FC match at Anfield in August.”

Mogan has been conditionally bailed and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on December 22nd.

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