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| Max Clifford jury warned over other sex allegations | Max Clifford jury warned over other sex allegations |
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| Jurors trying publicist Max Clifford must ignore sex offence allegations against other high-profile figures, a judge has told the Old Bailey. | Jurors trying publicist Max Clifford must ignore sex offence allegations against other high-profile figures, a judge has told the Old Bailey. |
| Judge Anthony Leonard QC, summing up the case, said the Jimmy Savile scandal had "spawned a number of inquiries into various people". | Judge Anthony Leonard QC, summing up the case, said the Jimmy Savile scandal had "spawned a number of inquiries into various people". |
| "All are irrelevant in your considerations of this case," he said. | "All are irrelevant in your considerations of this case," he said. |
| Mr Clifford, 71, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault relating to seven alleged victims. | Mr Clifford, 71, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault relating to seven alleged victims. |
| The accusations concern alleged offences between 1966 and 1984. | The accusations concern alleged offences between 1966 and 1984. |
| MP trial | MP trial |
| "You must ignore any reports you have read in the past or during the trial about the defendant," the judge said. | "You must ignore any reports you have read in the past or during the trial about the defendant," the judge said. |
| "Come to your verdicts based fully on the evidence in court." | "Come to your verdicts based fully on the evidence in court." |
| As he began his summing up, he told jurors to disregard all other cases including a "recent high-profile trial involving an MP". | As he began his summing up, he told jurors to disregard all other cases including a "recent high-profile trial involving an MP". |
| On Thursday, former deputy speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans was cleared of a string of sex abuse charges, including one of rape. | On Thursday, former deputy speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans was cleared of a string of sex abuse charges, including one of rape. |
| The rape claim was one of several allegations made by seven men against the former Conservative MP during a five-week trial at Preston Crown Court. | The rape claim was one of several allegations made by seven men against the former Conservative MP during a five-week trial at Preston Crown Court. |
| Savile question | Savile question |
| The jury has heard much about the size of Mr Clifford's penis. | The jury has heard much about the size of Mr Clifford's penis. |
| Jurors have been told he has a "micro-penis", while one woman told the court it was "enormous". | Jurors have been told he has a "micro-penis", while one woman told the court it was "enormous". |
| For the defence, Richard Horwell QC told the jury an agreed fact in the case was that a doctor, who had measured Mr Clifford's penis, declared it "within the average range for a Caucasian male of Mr Clifford's age". | For the defence, Richard Horwell QC told the jury an agreed fact in the case was that a doctor, who had measured Mr Clifford's penis, declared it "within the average range for a Caucasian male of Mr Clifford's age". |
| On Monday, the judge said the issue had caused "hilarity" during the case "in part, I suspect, due to embarrassment from talking about the topic". | On Monday, the judge said the issue had caused "hilarity" during the case "in part, I suspect, due to embarrassment from talking about the topic". |
| The defence team said the differing lengths recalled by the women suggested they had not seen Mr Clifford's penis. | The defence team said the differing lengths recalled by the women suggested they had not seen Mr Clifford's penis. |
| The judge said the prosecution's view was that "the length of a penis, to coin a phrase, is in the eye of the beholder". | The judge said the prosecution's view was that "the length of a penis, to coin a phrase, is in the eye of the beholder". |
| He also told the jury they should consider why the alleged victims had not complained to police until after the Jimmy Savile scandal. | He also told the jury they should consider why the alleged victims had not complained to police until after the Jimmy Savile scandal. |
| The trial was adjourned until Tuesday. |