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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 aspiring actress who confided in him about her abusive family life, a court has heard.
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 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 jury also heard he told police it was "revolting" to be accused.
'Achilles heel'
The woman, now aged 42, appeared via video link to give evidence in support of 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 had told her to go to a pay phone in a department store to receive a phone call. She told Southwark Crown Court Mr Clifford had offered to help her become a model and get her film roles.
She said that, while visiting Mr Clifford at his 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 told the court.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.
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.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, she said.A man once again told her to return to the office where Mr Clifford again exposed himself, she said.
And 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.
Asked by prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC how she felt, the woman said: "Pretty disgusted at that point, and confused."Asked by prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC how she felt, the woman said: "Pretty disgusted at that point, and confused."
'Quite a panic''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 where he had asked her to "go to the toilet" with another man, which she refused to do.
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.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 that 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 had gone 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, said 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 the experience because it was "humiliating".
But, she explained, when she saw the publicist protesting his innocence after his arrest in 2012 she had decided to contact the police. But she told the jury that when she saw the publicist protesting his innocence after his arrest in 2012, she had decided to contact the police.
'Without foundation'
Jurors were later read extracts of police interviews with Mr Clifford when he was first questioned after his arrest in December 2012.
The court heard police quizzed him over allegations of indecently assaulting a girl he met while on holiday with her family in Torremolinos, Spain, in 1977.
Police told him they had found a letter from the woman - accusing him of abusing her - in his bedside table.
He told police: "I've received letters about controversial things, when I was involved in OJ Simpson and Guantanamo Bay.
"It's the first one I've ever received accusing me of being a paedophile.
"It's disgusting and totally without any foundation at all. I didn't abuse this girl."
He told police he had kept the letter in his bedside drawers so he could show his wife, the court heard.
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.