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| Nigel Evans trial: Man says MP 'had hands all over me' | Nigel Evans trial: Man says MP 'had hands all over me' |
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| Former deputy speaker Nigel Evans had his hands "all over" a male Westminster worker and tried to kiss him, the man told Preston Crown Court. | Former deputy speaker Nigel Evans had his hands "all over" a male Westminster worker and tried to kiss him, the man told Preston Crown Court. |
| The man said the MP's advance in his Commons' quarters was "unexpected" and a "shock" after they had been drinking with a group of colleagues. | The man said the MP's advance in his Commons' quarters was "unexpected" and a "shock" after they had been drinking with a group of colleagues. |
| Mr Evans, 56, denies one count of rape, two counts of indecent assault and six counts of sexual assault. | Mr Evans, 56, denies one count of rape, two counts of indecent assault and six counts of sexual assault. |
| The man claimed Mr Evans told him: "You're gorgeous." | The man claimed Mr Evans told him: "You're gorgeous." |
| The witness said he had been drinking in the Strangers Bar in the Commons in February 2011 when Mr Evans greeted him with a glass of champagne and invited him to join his group. | The witness said he had been drinking in the Strangers Bar in the Commons in February 2011 when Mr Evans greeted him with a glass of champagne and invited him to join his group. |
| He said Mr Evans invited the group to join him in a conference room near the Deputy Speaker's Office. | He said Mr Evans invited the group to join him in a conference room near the Deputy Speaker's Office. |
| 'Happened very quickly' | |
| The witness, who admitted he was "tipsy" at the time, said he was led down a corridor by Mr Evans who invited him to see his new kitchen. | |
| He told the court he was pushed into the kitchen, which was in darkness, by the MP who had his hands all over his body and tried to kiss him. | |
| "It all happened very quickly," said the man. | |
| He added the MP, "took my hand and placed it on his crotch". | |
| Asked if Mr Evans said anything, the man said the MP told him "you're gorgeous". | |
| He said he pushed the MP away and left as quickly as possible and then told friends what had happened. |