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arista
19-10-2020, 03:47 PM
https://news.sky.com/story/john-leslie-cleared-of-sexually-assaulting-a-woman-at-a-christmas-party-12108545


[Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been cleared of grabbing
a woman's breasts at a Christmas party in 2008.
He cried and nodded at the jury as the verdict was delivered,
and made no comment when he left the court.
Leslie, full name John Leslie Stott, had denied the
accusations that he had groped a woman after shaking hands
with her in the West End of London more than a decade ago.]
arista
19-10-2020, 04:10 PM
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Its been reported after the Court
he broke down in tears
Kazanne
19-10-2020, 04:14 PM
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Its been reported after the Court
he broke town in tears

Well his career is in tatters now, kinda feel sorry for the guy.
arista
19-10-2020, 04:16 PM
Well his career is in tatters now, kinda feel sorry for the guy.


Yes it's not fair.
Liam-
19-10-2020, 04:17 PM
Isn’t this the second time he was found not guilty? Poor bloke
arista
19-10-2020, 04:22 PM
Isn’t this the second time he was found not guilty? Poor bloke


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[John Leslie collapsed and cried today after he was found not guilty
of groping a woman at a Christmas party in 2008.
The former Blue Peter presenter, 55, was accused of grabbing
a woman's breasts at the Soho Revue Bar,
in Greek Street in London's West End but said the incident never happened.
The woman said she came forward after being 'inspired' by the MeToo movement,
but Leslie was cleared of sexual assault by a jury
of nine men and three women after just 23 minutes deliberation.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8855887/John-Leslie-not-guilty-groping-womans-breasts-Christmas-party-2008.html
bots
19-10-2020, 04:43 PM
Isn’t this the second time he was found not guilty? Poor bloke

yes, it is the second time. Completely wrecked his career
arista
19-10-2020, 04:52 PM
Matt Wright who had Ch5 Live show
has apologised , as way back then ,he let his name out on his live TV show.
Kazanne
19-10-2020, 07:21 PM
I didnt know this had being going on for so long,poor guy, Wonder if he will ever work on TV again ?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/behind-the-john-leslie-trial-18-years-in-the-showbiz-wilderness/ar-BB1abjwj?ocid=msedgntp
arista
19-10-2020, 09:47 PM
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arista
19-10-2020, 09:50 PM
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Ammi
20-10-2020, 04:47 AM
...I don’t know much about this case...it only took 23 minutes of deliberation to clear him...so why has this case gone on for so long, why the time it’s taken...?...
bots
20-10-2020, 05:05 AM
...I don’t know much about this case...it only took 23 minutes of deliberation to clear him...so why has this case gone on for so long, why the time it’s taken...?...

it was a new allegation, he was cleared in court ages ago for the previous one
Ammi
20-10-2020, 05:08 AM
it was a new allegation, he was cleared in court ages ago for the previous one

...so for many years it’s been new allegation after new allegation against him or...?...
Ammi
20-10-2020, 05:12 AM
..the title seemed to indicate that this was a 2008 case and had taken 12 years to come to a 23 minute deliberation/verdict...
bots
20-10-2020, 05:58 AM
The 55-year-old was on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of grabbing a woman's breasts at a Christmas party in 2008.

The woman made a complaint to the police in 2017
So thats where the delay came in, the previous complaint



Leslie had told jurors his life changed completely in 2002 when he was mistakenly identified on live television as the unnamed alleged rapist in his former girlfriend Ulrika Jonsson’s autobiography.

The presenter Matthew Wright later apologised, saying he named him in error, the court was told. Jonsson has never made any complaint to police, the jury heard.

In 2003, two charges of indecent assault against him made by one woman were dropped, and not guilty verdicts recorded at the same London court where he faced trial this year. Then the judge told him he could leave the court “without a stain on his character”.
Cherie
20-10-2020, 06:17 AM
I didnt know this had being going on for so long,poor guy, Wonder if he will ever work on TV again ?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/behind-the-john-leslie-trial-18-years-in-the-showbiz-wilderness/ar-BB1abjwj?ocid=msedgntp

Wow I always thought he actually did something, but his career was ended by gossip?

Poor guy
Ammi
20-10-2020, 06:20 AM
...thank you bots...:love:...I still don’t entirely understand...was the rape genuine/Ulrika but that it wasn’t him or did it not happen at all ...when Matthew Wright ‘accidentally named’ John Leslie, why wasn’t it denied...why was it allowed to continue...?...
bots
20-10-2020, 06:45 AM
...thank you bots...:love:...I still don’t entirely understand...was the rape genuine/Ulrika but that it wasn’t him or did it not happen at all ...when Matthew Wright ‘accidentally named’ John Leslie, why wasn’t it denied...why was it allowed to continue...?...

i'm trying to remember back to the original incident ... i think there was an injunction in force at the time ... so it was all very messy