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Max Clifford 'forced himself on receptionist' | Max Clifford 'forced himself on receptionist' |
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Max Clifford pinned a receptionist against a wall and tried to grope her, a court has heard. | |
The woman, who cannot be named, said she was working in an office where the celebrity publicist was based when the alleged incident happened. | The woman, who cannot be named, said she was working in an office where the celebrity publicist was based when the alleged incident happened. |
Mr Clifford, 70, 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, 70, 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. | He denies all the charges. |
'Shocking' | |
The incident happened in 1975 when the woman was 18, she told Southwark Crown Court in London. | |
She said she had been able to wriggle free but said it had been "shocking". | |
Asked by defence barrister Richard Horwell QC why she had not told anyone about the alleged incident at the time, she said: "I didn't want any fuss. I was very young. I felt intimidated and I didn't want anything horrible to happen." | |
Mr Horwell said the man she was working for in 1975 did not share offices with Mr Clifford, to which the woman replied: "I am not lying". |