lesley sanderson attacked at hotel in leeds
 

hey everybody lesley sanderson has been raped at the great lion hotel in leeds after a date with a man she met at a photo shoot in london a while back went horribly wrong , she asked the man to leave her hotel so she could get some sleep as she was really tired but instead his viciously raped her and left her pieces sobbing and covered in bruises, now personally i think that is sick to to something to anyone like that and put them through all that pain , it's disgusting , now personally i didn't like her myself in big brother because she was very bitvhy and loud mouthed and quite gobby , but she didn't deserve that , now i feel really bad for lesley , i mean she's still young in fact only 19 for that matter out to have a good time and then this happens it's just terrible it really is , i think people like that want there bollocks shooting off then they wont do it again , they're are a lot of evil sick ******** out there in this world , i know there isn't much would can be for lesley now but we can start a petition on her to show our love and support for her through out this terrible ordeal so i ask you if you are reading this now people feel free to sign it with your name below this page , please create another page and sign your name on it and i will see what i can do with it when i have all the names signed , i am also willing to sign this myself so please do the same , do not do it for me , do it for lesley please

Danni marie xxxx

Whether I liked or disliked Lesley as a BB housemate is irrelevant today. The fact remains that a vicious assault has allegedly been carried out on a young woman, and that is wrong.

If this story is correct, then I do support Lesley, the same as I would support anyone who had been assaulted.

Professional help and the love of her friends and family is what she will need right now. However, it is a nice gesture Babydoll456 to start a thread in support of her so that people can have their say also.

I hope she can get past this, and the man responsible is made to atone for what he has done.

Whatever anyone thought of her in big brother is irrelevant, she did not deserve to be viciously attacked in this way. It's going to be hard for her to live with this and I hope the sicko who raped her get's made to pay.

I was never Lesley's biggest fan whilst she was inside the house but she doesn't deserve whats happend to her, hopefully the attacker is caught and then put behind bars where he belongs.

I echo the thoughts of everybody else on this thread.

Ex-BB contestant says she was raped
 

[News Story]

Ex-BB contestant says she was raped

A former Big Brother contestant has told police she was raped in a hotel room by a man following a date, it has been reported.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was allegedly attacked by a man in his 20s at The Golden Lion Hotel, in Leeds city centre last month.


A friend told The Sun how the victim is "completely traumatised" by the assault, which happened after she had been for a night out with the man.

She said her friend was having a difficult time following her appearance on the Channel 4 reality show and the sexual assault was "the last thing she needs".

The friend said: "It was a horrendous experience and she's in a terrible state.

"This attack is the last thing she needs. She's devastated and feels so alone."

She said the woman met her alleged attacker in bar in St Albans, Hertfordshire, following a photo-shoot.

They arranged to meet in Leeds a week later, she told the paper.

A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said on Thursday: "A man in his 20s has been arrested in relation to an allegation of sexual assault against a woman in her 20s.

"The alleged incident occurred at a hotel in the centre of Leeds on September 28. He was freed on police bail pending further inquiries."


Scotsman

Yes, I feel for Lesley too :nono:

See also THIS THREAD.

Agree entirely with what Stropz has said above.

That's just plain disgusting.

The ichuddersfield site has this article - taken from the original Sun article - about this sad story.

ichuddersfield website

Strange article if you ask me. You have an alleged rape incident mixed in with an attack on Big Brother for ruining Lesley's life while she was on her way to do a photo shoot.

Ever the sceptic to these stories, I shall pass judgement once its been through the courts.

Sounds like she's in the dog house.

Hope she gets through all the things that have been happening to her, i'd hate to think the thoughts going through her head at this moment.

As for the rapist, you are the scum of the earth. I hope you get locked up and tortured in prison by the man with the soap.

My condolences go to Lesley, Good Luck.

I can understand your scepticism, in light of what some people will do for media publicity. I am a tad suspicious also. But, to be fair, if the story is true, then I can also understand why she regrets her stint on Big Brother.

For one, she wouldn't have been in that place at that time if it weren't for BB. She was on her way to a photo shoot, which she wouldn't have been doing if it weren't for BB. She wouldn't have been widely known/recognised and for the most part disliked if it weren't for how she behaved on BB.

However, she is the cause of her own unpopularity. She went on that show, and behaved appallingly and claimed not to care what people thought of her. Obviously she does care what people think of her now. And, she has been subject to all kinds of verbal and physical abuse since she left the show. It's harsh, but that's what happens when you go on a popular hugely public TV show.

But, as I say, if the report is true, then nobody deserves to be sexually assaulted ever.

We will find out in time what really happened... as the old folks say.. "It will all come out in the wash... "

I think thats incredibly unfair to blame the show for somebody being raped due to the circumstances of where the alleged victim happened to be at the time. Lesley has done very well since leaving the house and owes that to Big Brother. If this man did rape her after a photo shoot then that is extremely unfortunate but its certainly not Big Brother's fault.

I dunno what it is but theres something about this alleged rape that doesnt sit well with me. Firstly I think its extremely unnatural for genuine rape victims to immediately go public about it and identifying themselves as victims to the world. Secondly Ive read too many cases where innocent people have been accused of rape, had their lives wrecked and careers destroyed only to have their case thrown out of court or convictions quashed while their accuser retains their anonymity and returns back to a normal life. And you know whats to blame for this? The compensation culture and tabloids paying for exclusives stories.

And no I don't think Lesley did anything bad in the house certainly not enough to warrant being disliked or hated by the public. Its only these wretched tabloid readers and idiot fans of the show I vehemently loathe that believe this nonsense and perpetuate it.

Putting the rape incident aside, I have absolutely no sympathy for ex-contestants who say "Big Brother ruined my life". None. Because these same people have benefited from the show in some way financially even making these type of admissions to the press.

Its all too easy for people to cry rape nowadays.

Why has she waived her right of anonymity?

Lets see it go through the courts.

By the way, men that are accused of sexual assaults should have the right anonymity as well as the girl. Remember John Leslie? He was found not guilty yet his life is ruined.

Just found this, He was proved innocent after 2 court cases... :

BB Rape Girl Accused Boss Of Assault
Entertainmentwise http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=9946
By: Andy Day on 30/10/2005


"The former boss of the Big Brother house mate at the centre of a rape investigation has revealed that he was accused of sexual assault by the TV wannabe.

Charles Cartwright stood trial twice after being accused of fondling BB star Lesley Sanderson, after the first jury couldn’t reach a conclusion. On the first day of the second trial the judge threw out the case saying that Sanderson’s story was inconsistent.

Ex-pub landlord Cartwright called the buxom reality celebrity a “vile fantasist” and said that her accusation had ruined his life.

Cartwright has now rebuilt his life in Spain but speaking of the incident to the News of the World he said “I have asked myself a thousand times what her motive was. She craves attention, maybe this was a way of getting it.” "

No one would accuse BB house mates of not craving attention, but you would hope that there are better ways of getting it than crying rape.

You're absolutely right. It is far too easy for a woman to cry rape. Personally, I think that falsely accusing someone of rape is a disgraceful, despicable thing to do - it can certainly ruin a man's reputation, if not his life. It also makes it a lot harder for genuine rape victims to be believed and receive the help and support they need.

However, what I think people are saying is that IF Lesley is telling the truth, then she has been subjected to a dreadful, horrible attack, and the man responsible should be brought to justice, and hopefully in the future, Lesley will be able to move on.

If she isn't telling the truth, she should be utterly utterly ashamed of herself.

But regardless of what I thought of her in the house, if she has been subjected to such an awful ordeal, then I really hope justice is served, and I wish her well in the future.

I might have to leave my opinion at the door til this has been properly investigated.

One thing I will agree with though CC, is that the accused should also have anonymity til it has gone through courts. Especially in light of the rising number of false rape allegations.

Well Lesley's probably jeapodized her own case by revealing information to the tabloids classed as sub judice meaning it probably won't even reach court and if it does you can bet the Judge willl throw it out.

I imagine the massive tabloid fee paid to Lesley for her exclusive story was much more attractive than some silly idea of seeing justice being done and her alleged rapist convicted.

well this is the first time she hasnt been on faceparty for a while.ive sent her a message on there showing my support

The third most heinous crime that anyone can ever commit, if indeed it happened, would be "extremely unfortunate" - murder then, I presume, would be 'a bit nasty'. :bored:

Not as unnatural as a man thinking he could ever have any sort of insight on such a matter.

A fat cheque from the tabloids on the back of a false allegation, perhaps. But nobody is ever going to pursue such an allegation for compensation. :bored:

You read a tabloid yourself, as you've often stated in your posts.

Rightly or wrongly, the old adage 'There's no smoke without fire' tends to stick. There was a plethora of accusors as far as Leslie was concerned too, which wouldn't have helped. And the pics of him snorting lines of coke that were plastered across the front pages of the Sunday papers didn't do his career much good, either.

Fair comment- I dont think that everyone found not guilty is not guilty BUT, its all too easy to point fingers.