John Leslie

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However, he pleaded not guilty in August and was cleared of the charge by a jury in October 2020. In July 2018, Leslie was cleared of assaulting a woman at a nightclub in June 2017 after a two-day trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court - and he announced that he was going to make a complaint against Police Scotland. Two years later, he became the first Scottish presenter on Blue Peter - and he was the second Blue Peter presenter to take part in the London Marathon, with a time of four hours and 36 minutes. He was then arrested in December 2002 on one count of rape and two counts of indecent assault - but released on bail after being interviewed by the police. However, after a review of viewer ratings Leslie and Britton took on the full time role at This Morning and presented the show five days a week. New documentary The Rise & Fall of John Leslie charts the presenter’s fall from a much-loved face on daytime TV to a series of scandals around his personal life.

JOHN LESLIE has a new life after the once well-known TV presenter was mistakenly identified as having raped Ulrika Jonsson.

‘The Rise & Fall of John Leslie’ explores how he became embroiled in a media storm. The former TV and radio presenter, 57, is profiled in a Channel 5 documentary tonight. He told the jury that the allegation was “crazy” and “ludicrous”. He had been accused of groping a woman at a party at the Soho Revue Bar in 2008 but was found not guilty. The star was reported to have left London to move to the Scottish city, where he stayed in a bungalow near his parents. Today, Leslie has a new life and for a period was living back in his native Edinburgh, the Guardian reported in October 2020.

The Rise & Fall of John Leslie, airing tonight at 10pm on Channel 5, dives into the several allegations of sexual misconduct that have been following the ...

2018: Leslie was charged with sexual assault after being accused of groping a 26-year-old woman in an Edinburgh nightclub in 2017. He was cleared by a jury after 23 minutes. 'I can think of a lot of celebrities that would have been accused of that, and everyone would have said "Don't talk nonsense." 'I don't know John Leslie did in his private life. The woman said she came forward after being 'inspired' by the MeToo movement, but Leslie was cleared of sexual assault by a jury of nine men and three women after just 23 minutes deliberation. 2020 - Leslie denied sexual assault after being accused of grabbing a woman's breasts at the Soho Revue Bar in London in 2008. I don't know how he was as a boyfriend. Never. Not as long as he draws breath, he won't be free,' she added. In 2002, he was named as the alleged rapist of TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson. Later, he was charged with indecent assault of another, unnamed woman (pictured in 2002 with his girlfriend Abi Titmuss and his parents) But do I feel for him? Yes, yes I do.' Leslie, 56, who has been working as a property developer and a part-time DJ for the past decade, was most recently cleared of assault by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in October 2020, where he stood trial accused of groping a woman in Soho.

Former Blue Peter and This Morning presenter was the darling of the TV schedules before he was wrongly named as the alleged rapist of Ulrika Jonsson by ...

"I did not talk to John because he was famous. I would walk out of that bar and never look back." It's something I would never have done. Abi, throughout this, was there for me 24/7," John said on Richard and Judy's show. It's something I would never do. "I became reclusive, depressed and suicidal. "That was it. "I lost my life," he told the court as he choked back tears. "It was very hard for me to fill my days. Another woman came forward and accused Leslie of indecent assault but the case was dropped by the prosecution in 2003 and the presiding judge said he could return to his job "without a stain on his character". The former Blue Peter presenter said he went from a "carefree" star with a "great life" to a "depressed and suicidal" recluse. Leslie confirmed he would not sue Wright, saying: "I think he just made a really big mistake and unfortunately I was the one paying the price."