Former television presenter John Leslie has reportedly been charged with sexual assault for allegedly putting his hand up a party-goer’s fancy dress tutu at a nightclub.
The former Blue Peter star, 52, is accused of sexually assaulting the 26-year-old reveller during a busy VIP night at Edinburgh’s popular Atik nightclub earlier this year.
Police arrested Leslie after questioning him and the woman separately at the venue, according to The Sun.
Atik nightclub in Edinburgh where the alleged sexual assault is said to have taken place
Officers have now submitted a report of the alleged incident to Scotland’s prosecutors, who will decide what action to take.
Leslie, who lives in Edinburgh, rose to fame in the late 1980s when he became the first Scot to host Blue Peter before going on to present Wheel of Fortune and This Morning.
Recently he has involved himself in property development.
The alleged sexual assault is said to have taken place on a night to mark the re-opening of the club, which recently appeared in the film T2 Trainspotting, after a £450,000 refurbishment at the venue.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: ‘Police in Edinburgh have charged a 52-year-old man following a report that a 26-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual assault at a nightclub in the Tollcross area on Sunday 25 June.’
A spokesman for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service – Scotland’s equivalent of the Crown Prosecution Service – said: ‘The Procurator Fiscal has received a report concerning a 52 year old male, in connection with an alleged incident in Edinburgh on 25 June 2017.
‘The report is currently under consideration.’
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