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A 60-year-old man has admitted sending abusive social media messages to England footballer Jess Carter.<\/p>\n
Nigel Dewale sent the posts to Carter’s TikTok account during the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 tournament last summer, which defending champions the Lionesses went on to win. <\/p>\n
The messages included a derogatory reference to Carter’s race and suggested people with brown skin were “murderers” and “groomers”. <\/p>\n
Dewale, of Great Harwood in Lancashire, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to sending a malicious message via a public communications network between 19 and 23 June last year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He also pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon, namely an extendable baton, in a private place in February.<\/p>\n
Magistrates adjourned the case until 25 March for pre-sentence reports and warned Dewale, of Prospect Street, that all sentencing options were open including prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Dewale was granted unconditional bail. <\/p>\n
Central defender Carter plays her club football for American side Gotham FC in the National Women’s Soccer League, having previously represented Chelsea and Birmingham City in the UK.<\/p>\n