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Neville Neville denies 'drunken' sex assault | Neville Neville denies 'drunken' sex assault |
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The father of former Premier League and England stars Gary and Phil Neville sexually assaulted a woman after having "far too much to drink", a court heard. | The father of former Premier League and England stars Gary and Phil Neville sexually assaulted a woman after having "far too much to drink", a court heard. |
Neville Neville, 63, of Larkfield Close, Bury, denies one count of assault by penetration on a woman. | Neville Neville, 63, of Larkfield Close, Bury, denies one count of assault by penetration on a woman. |
Married Mr Neville did not deny the incident took place on 23 March but told detectives it was consensual, Bolton Crown Court was told. | Married Mr Neville did not deny the incident took place on 23 March but told detectives it was consensual, Bolton Crown Court was told. |
The woman, who knew Mr Neville, had offered him a lift home in her car. | The woman, who knew Mr Neville, had offered him a lift home in her car. |
'Knew full well' | 'Knew full well' |
She had offered to take him home after a night out in Bury due to the snowy conditions, the jury was told. | |
Prosecutor Peter Cadwallader said she was about to drop him off near his home when he suddenly "lunged" at her. | Prosecutor Peter Cadwallader said she was about to drop him off near his home when he suddenly "lunged" at her. |
He said: "The Crown would say he had far too much to drink." | |
The woman became "more and more distraught and frightened" by Mr Neville's persistence, the jury of eight women and four men heard. | |
She said she told him to stop but he persisted. Eventually Mr Neville got out of the car and she drove off, the court was told. | |
Mr Cadwallader said: "She was in a distraught condition. She did not know at that stage what to do." | |
'Abused kindness' | |
A video of the woman's interview with police was played to the jury. | |
She told a female officer: "I felt I was doing him a favour on dropping him off because it was snowing... he abused that kindness really." | |
"I did not want him to fall in the snow and slip," she added. | |
The woman told police she "sobbed all the way home" and thought it her fault "because I didn't push him off". | |
She added: "I thought no-one would believe me." | |
Mr Cadwallader said Mr Neville "accepted" the incident had occurred, but claimed it was consensual. | Mr Cadwallader said Mr Neville "accepted" the incident had occurred, but claimed it was consensual. |
"The Crown say it was not consensual and he knew full well it was not consensual because she told him so," he added. | "The Crown say it was not consensual and he knew full well it was not consensual because she told him so," he added. |
Gary and Phil Neville sat in the public gallery during the first day of their father's trial. | Gary and Phil Neville sat in the public gallery during the first day of their father's trial. |
Mr Neville is the former commercial director and commercial manager of League one club Bury Football Club. | Mr Neville is the former commercial director and commercial manager of League one club Bury Football Club. |
He was involved in the fans' group Save Our Shakers, which was formed when the club faced bankruptcy in 2002. | He was involved in the fans' group Save Our Shakers, which was formed when the club faced bankruptcy in 2002. |
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