Pauw, who managed the Scotland women's team between 1998 and 2004, has now reported the rape and sexual assaults to the Dutch police
Vera Pauw, the former Scotland women's team manager, has revealed she was raped by a "prominent football official" while she was a young player.
Penning an emotional statement on social media, Pauw wrote: "For 35 years I have kept a secret from the world, from my family, from my team-mates, my players, my colleagues and, I can now accept, from myself. "To many I am seen as a brash and loud football coach and manager, a tough woman who has risen to the top in a man's world. Nothing could be further form the truth.
"I take full responsibility for what I did and what I failed to do. Trust me, my story is very real and very true.
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