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Add as preferred source on GoogleUK lawmaker Patrick Spencer denies sexual assault charges in a London court, related to incidents at Groucho Club. He is suspended from the Conservative Party.
LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmaker Patrick Spencer appeared in a London court on Monday and denied sexually assaulting two women at an exclusive club in the British capital.
Spencer, 37, was charged last month following an investigation into two alleged incidents at central London's Groucho Club on the same night in August 2023.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday, pleading not guilty to two counts of sexual assault.
Prosecutors said Spencer had spoken to both women earlier in the evening before approaching them at around midnight, separately cupping their breasts over their clothing without their consent.
The lawmaker, who belonged to the opposition Conservative Party, was elected in last year's general election to represent the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich seat in eastern England.
The party suspended Spencer and said he would no longer represent the Conservatives in parliament.
Spencer was granted bail until his next appearance at Southwark Crown Court on July 14.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)
Patrick Spencer is charged with sexually assaulting two women at an exclusive club in London.
Spencer appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault.
The Conservative Party suspended Spencer and stated he would no longer represent them in parliament.
Spencer is granted bail until his next appearance at Southwark Crown Court on July 14.
The charges stem from two alleged incidents at the Groucho Club in central London on the same night in August 2023.
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