West Ham Women co-owner David Sullivan has been accused of sex abuse, including preying on teenagers, in a BBC investigation. The allegations span decades, starting in the 1980s, and have been uncovered in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times. Sullivan, 77, denies the claims, which include pressuring women for sex during business meetings. One of the women, Florence, said she felt forced to have sex with Sullivan even though she did not want to. Sullivan has separately admitted paying for sex in the 1990s with a girl who, he says, he believed was 16 or 17 years old. In the 1980s and 90s, Sullivan was a powerful gatekeeper for women hoping to have a career in glamour modelling. Florence said he had told her during a business meeting at his home that she would be one of his newspapers' 'regular girls' if they had sex. Two women said they felt they had no choice but to sleep with him to avoid damaging their future modelling careers, and accused Sullivan of abusing his power. Sullivan resigned as joint chair of West Ham on Saturday, hours after BBC Panorama and the Times confirmed they would be publishing the investigation on Monday.