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Max Clifford 'never forced himself on anybody' | Max Clifford 'never forced himself on anybody' |
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Publicist Max Clifford told police he had "never forced" himself on anyone and was "never into young girls", Southwark Crown Court has heard. | Publicist Max Clifford told police he had "never forced" himself on anyone and was "never into young girls", Southwark Crown Court has heard. |
He said he might have had sexual activity in his office but only with consenting women above the legal age. | He said he might have had sexual activity in his office but only with consenting women above the legal age. |
The court heard extracts from police interviews with Mr Clifford when he was first questioned after his arrest in December 2012. | |
He denies 11 counts of indecent assault. | He denies 11 counts of indecent assault. |
Mr Clifford has entered the witness box as the defence begins. | |
'Repulsive' | 'Repulsive' |
Earlier the jury was read parts of 2012 police interviews with Mr Clifford. | |
When officers asked what sort of sexual activity had occurred in Mr Clifford's office, he told them: "Slap and tickle, kissing and cuddling, I might have had oral sex occasionally." | |
He told police that he "didn't need a casting couch", and that the 60s, 70s and 80s had been an "active time". | He told police that he "didn't need a casting couch", and that the 60s, 70s and 80s had been an "active time". |
The jury also heard that when he was confronted over a claim he had sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a Jacuzzi in Spain - which is not part of this trial as the alleged offence happened abroad - Mr Clifford said: "It's repulsive, it's totally untrue." | |
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. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |