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| Max Clifford trial: Witness tells of rape fear in car | Max Clifford trial: Witness tells of rape fear in car |
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| A woman has told a court she thought she was going to be raped in publicist Max Clifford's car. | A woman has told a court she thought she was going to be raped in publicist Max Clifford's car. |
| The woman, who cannot be named, was 14 in 1966 when she said he offered her a lift home, drove to an alleyway and "lunged" at her. | The woman, who cannot be named, was 14 in 1966 when she said he offered her a lift home, drove to an alleyway and "lunged" at her. |
| Mr Clifford, from Hersham, Surrey, faces 11 counts of indecent assault relating to seven alleged victims, aged from 14 to 19, between 1966 and 1984. | Mr Clifford, from Hersham, Surrey, faces 11 counts of indecent assault relating to seven alleged victims, aged from 14 to 19, between 1966 and 1984. |
| He denies all the charges against him. | He denies all the charges against him. |
| Celebrity photographs | Celebrity photographs |
| Jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told the pair met at a Wimpy bar in south-west London. | Jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told the pair met at a Wimpy bar in south-west London. |
| The woman said Mr Clifford offered her a lift home, and then drove to an alleyway near a sports field, saying he had something to show her. | The woman said Mr Clifford offered her a lift home, and then drove to an alleyway near a sports field, saying he had something to show her. |
| When he produced a book of photographs showing him with celebrities including The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, she said she would like to meet the Walker Brothers, jurors heard. | When he produced a book of photographs showing him with celebrities including The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, she said she would like to meet the Walker Brothers, jurors heard. |
| The woman told the court: "He said 'I can arrange that, but this is what you've got to do', and he put my seat right back and then he tried to force himself upon me, basically." | The woman told the court: "He said 'I can arrange that, but this is what you've got to do', and he put my seat right back and then he tried to force himself upon me, basically." |
| "My seat, I think it went almost horizontal, that's the way it seemed, he then sort of lunged at me and put his body on me. | "My seat, I think it went almost horizontal, that's the way it seemed, he then sort of lunged at me and put his body on me. |
| "He was touching me all over." | "He was touching me all over." |
| The woman said she managed to open the car door, wriggle free and run home. | The woman said she managed to open the car door, wriggle free and run home. |
| She said she did not confide in her parents because they were strict and she feared they would have banned her from going out. | She said she did not confide in her parents because they were strict and she feared they would have banned her from going out. |
| She went on: "I was just so happy to be in one piece. I didn't know at the time if I was going to get raped or murdered." | She went on: "I was just so happy to be in one piece. I didn't know at the time if I was going to get raped or murdered." |
| The woman said she told friends over the years about meeting Mr Clifford but did not go to the police until recently. | The woman said she told friends over the years about meeting Mr Clifford but did not go to the police until recently. |
| "As he became more of a household name and people would mention him or he was on the television, I'd say I had a really bad experience with him before he was really famous. | "As he became more of a household name and people would mention him or he was on the television, I'd say I had a really bad experience with him before he was really famous. |
| "People always said to me why didn't you go to the police?... Because he was so powerful and he virtually controls the media, what chance would I stand? | "People always said to me why didn't you go to the police?... Because he was so powerful and he virtually controls the media, what chance would I stand? |
| Car detail challenged | Car detail challenged |
| "If I were to hear it from other people then I would definitely do my bit and tell them what happened, because it was only fair. But I wouldn't have done it on my own because I wouldn't stand a chance." | "If I were to hear it from other people then I would definitely do my bit and tell them what happened, because it was only fair. But I wouldn't have done it on my own because I wouldn't stand a chance." |
| Cross-examining her, Richard Horwell QC suggested the incident had never happened, and that in 1966 Mr Clifford did not have a car. | Cross-examining her, Richard Horwell QC suggested the incident had never happened, and that in 1966 Mr Clifford did not have a car. |
| She replied: "It did happen, I can't give you the exact date that it happened but it did happen." | She replied: "It did happen, I can't give you the exact date that it happened but it did happen." |
| The woman said she was not sure of the time of year that the alleged assault occurred, and that it could have been in 1967. | The woman said she was not sure of the time of year that the alleged assault occurred, and that it could have been in 1967. |
| She denied she was "jumping on a bandwagon", saying she had been telling people about the incident for 35 years. | She denied she was "jumping on a bandwagon", saying she had been telling people about the incident for 35 years. |
| The trial continues. |