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Max Clifford 'exposed himself to 16-year-old girl' Max Clifford 'exposed himself to 16-year-old girl'
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Max Clifford exposed himself in his office to a 16-year-old who confided in him about her abusive family life, Southwark Crown Court has been told.Max Clifford exposed himself in his office to a 16-year-old who confided in him about her abusive family life, Southwark Crown Court has been told.
The woman, who said she met Mr Clifford in 1988 when she was living in care, said he had also taken her to an office toilet and forced her to touch him.The woman, who said she met Mr Clifford in 1988 when she was living in care, said he had also taken her to an office toilet and forced her to touch him.
He had offered her help to get into modelling and films, she said. He had offered to help her become a model and get film roles, she said.
The woman is not among seven alleged victims of the publicist, who denies a total of 11 indecent assault charges.The woman is not among seven alleged victims of the publicist, who denies a total of 11 indecent assault charges.
The woman, who appeared via video link, is giving evidence to support the prosecution case. The woman, now aged 42, appeared via video link to give evidence in support of the prosecution case.
She said that, while at Mr Clifford's office, he told her to go to a pay phone in a department store to receive a phone call. She said that, while at Mr Clifford's office, he had told her to go to a pay phone in a department store to receive a phone call.
She picked up the phone and a man told her to go back to the office and find Max Clifford's "Achilles heel", she added. She picked up the phone and a man told her to go back to the office and find Max Clifford's "Achilles heel", she told the court.
When she returned to the office, he exposed himself to her before telling her to return to the store to pick up another call, she told the court. She said she did not know what this meant, but when she returned to the office, Mr Clifford exposed himself before telling her to return to the store to pick up another call.
A man once again told her to return to the office where Mr Clifford again exposed himself. A man once again told her to return to the office where Mr Clifford again exposed himself, she said.
This time he went on to lead her into a toilet where he forced her to touch him, she said. And this time he went on to lead her into a toilet where he forced her to touch him, she said.
'Panic' Asked by prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC how she felt, the woman said: "Pretty disgusted at that point, and confused."
'Quite a panic'
The court was also told that Mr Clifford had invited her to a restaurant and asked her to "go to the toilet" with another man, which she refused to do.The court was also told that Mr Clifford had invited her to a restaurant and asked her to "go to the toilet" with another man, which she refused to do.
She said the publicist had also arranged for her to meet a man he said was directing a film with Blade Runner actor Rutger Hauer. She said the publicist had later arranged for her to meet a man he said was directing a film with Blade Runner actor Rutger Hauer.
The woman told the jury the man had taken her to a house and tried to kiss her before she left. The woman told the jury that the man had taken her to a house and tried to kiss her before she left.
"I was in quite a panic to get out of there," she added."I was in quite a panic to get out of there," she added.
She said she went to confront Mr Clifford about what had happened, adding: "The way he looked at me was enough - I just left."She said she went to confront Mr Clifford about what had happened, adding: "The way he looked at me was enough - I just left."
The woman, who said she never saw Mr Clifford again, added that she had never told anybody about what had happened because it was "humiliating". The woman, who said she never saw Mr Clifford again, said she had never told anybody about what had happened because it was "humiliating".
But, she explained, when she saw him protesting his innocence after his arrest in 2012 she had decided to contact the police. But, she explained, when she saw the publicist protesting his innocence after his arrest in 2012 she had decided to contact the police.
Mr Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault - relating to seven alleged victims aged from 14 to 20 - between 1966 and 1984.Mr Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault - relating to seven alleged victims aged from 14 to 20 - between 1966 and 1984.