Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie faced claims that he groped a woman’s breasts at a celebrity Christmas party before laughing heartily and walking away
John Leslie has been found not guilty of sexual assault.
The verdict has been handed down by a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court.
Former Blue Peter presenter Leslie, 55, had always denied the alleged sexual assault in 2008.
A charity fundraiser claimed he groped her breasts at a celebrity Christmas party at a bar in London’s West End, laughed heartily, then went off without saying a word to her.
Leslie denied the charge. He told the jury he did not recognise the victim, could not remember meeting her and did not recall being at the party. But he said he had never sexually assaulted anyone.
The jury took just 23 minutes to reach its not guilty verdict.
Mr Leslie, appearing under his real name John Leslie Stott, nodded to the jury of nine men and three women then collapsed in tears in the dock.
