John Leslie in the clear over new rape allegations

Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 23 Jul 2008

Filed under: John Leslie

It’s just been announced that John Leslie will NOT face charges over the latest sex-assault allegations against him. The former TV presenter was arrested and questioned last month after a woman came forward, claiming that he had raped her in 1995. At the time, a distraught John described the allegations as “malicious” and “the mother of all stitch-ups” – and it seems the police agree. John and his lawyers have now released a statement about the latest development. “We have today been informed by the Metropolitan Police that the complaint against John Leslie has been dropped,” it read. “Yet again, after a complete and thorough investigation, it has been confirmed that there is no truth or substance to the damaging allegations that were made against our client last month. He is, of course, delighted. The complaint was ridiculous, but yet again and for a second time his name has been dragged through the mud before the law has had a chance to confirm his innocence. The law confers a blanket of anonymity on complainants, but the accused enjoys no such protection. Instead his reputation, his character, his career and his family are regarded as fair game by the media. There is little justice and no fairness in what our client and his family have been put through.”