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| John Leslie charged with sexually assaulting woman in nightclub | John Leslie charged with sexually assaulting woman in nightclub |
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| Former Blue Peter presenter alleged to have put his hand up woman’s skirt at Atik nightclub in Tollcross | |
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| Sat 25 Nov 2017 15.35 GMT | |
| Last modified on Sat 25 Nov 2017 17.52 GMT | |
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| The former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in an Edinburgh nightclub. | The former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in an Edinburgh nightclub. |
| The 52-year-old former Wheel of Fortune and This Morning star is alleged to have put his hand up the woman’s skirt. | The 52-year-old former Wheel of Fortune and This Morning star is alleged to have put his hand up the woman’s skirt. |
| The 26-year-old woman was on a hen night when the alleged incident took place at Atik, a nightclub in West Tollcross. The offence is alleged to have taken place at an event to mark the club’s reopening in June. | The 26-year-old woman was on a hen night when the alleged incident took place at Atik, a nightclub in West Tollcross. The offence is alleged to have taken place at an event to mark the club’s reopening in June. |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police in Edinburgh have charged a 52-year-old man following a report that a 26-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual assault at a nightclub in the Tollcross area on Sunday 25 June.” | A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police in Edinburgh have charged a 52-year-old man following a report that a 26-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual assault at a nightclub in the Tollcross area on Sunday 25 June.” |
| Leslie will appear at a court in due course. | Leslie will appear at a court in due course. |
| Leslie became Blue Peter’s first Scottish presenter when he joined the show in 1989. He stayed with the BBC children’s programme until 1994. He then went on to present the ITV quiz show Wheel of Fortune from 1998 to 2001. | Leslie became Blue Peter’s first Scottish presenter when he joined the show in 1989. He stayed with the BBC children’s programme until 1994. He then went on to present the ITV quiz show Wheel of Fortune from 1998 to 2001. |
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