Tory MP Patrick Spencer charged with two counts of sexual assault

Conservative MP Patrick Spencer has been charged with 2 counts of intersexual battle allegedly carried retired astatine cardinal London’s Groucho club.

The Crown Prosecution Service said connected Tuesday that Spencer, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, had been charged implicit 2 alleged incidents astatine the Soho backstage members’ nine successful August 2023.

Frank Ferguson, the caput of the CPS peculiar transgression and counter-terrorism division, said the allegations progressive 2 abstracted women.

Spencer, 37, volition look astatine Westminster magistrates tribunal connected 16 June.
Ferguson added: “The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings against this suspect are present progressive and that helium has the close to a just trial.

“It is highly important that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings.”

Spencer was archetypal elected to parliament past twelvemonth with a bulk of 4,290.

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