Paul Gascoigne: England and Tottenham legend pleads innocence after being charged with sexual assault

Paul Gascoigne: England and Tottenham legend pleads innocence after being charged with sexual assault
Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been charged with one count of sexual assault following an incident on a train in August.The 51-year-old has been accused of inappropriate touching during a journey from York to Durham, British Transport Police have revealed.Gascoigne has been charged with one count of sexual assault by touching2
Gascoigne has been charged with one count of sexual assault by touching
Gascoigne took to Twitter to plead his innocence in posts which have since been deleted, claiming he did nothing wrong and the police who arrested him asked for ‘selfies and an autograph’.He wrote: “Hi as u know ive been charged with a sexual assault from 4 mths ago plus the police who charged me asked me for selfies & an autograph? Why if I did wrong ok I’m sticking up 4 myself my manager SHANE said say nothing leave it 2 the lawyers no I’m my own lawyer I did f*** all wrong.”A further entry on Twitter claimed that when officers had been to visit him in Newcastle to talk about the case they had “asked for a selfie”. He said: “I suppose there only doing there job but deep inside I’m hurting”.A final Tweet read: “Ok I’m crying my eyes out last tweet I will f****** guarantee YOU’S I DO NOT ACCUSE ABUSE OR USE WOMEN IVE SOOOO MUCH RESPECT FOR WOMEN AND MYSELF X BIG HUGS FROM GAZZA OH INFACT I BETTER NOT SAY THAT.”Gazza also posted on his Facebook page, writing: “I deny this offence but on the advice of my legal team I will not comment any further at this stage.”2 A spokeswoman for BTP said: “A man is due to appear in court next month charged in connection with the sexual assault of a woman on board a train from York to Durham.“Paul Gascoigne, of Amy Street, Leicester, was charged via postal requisition with one count of sexual assault by touching, contrary to Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.“The charge relates to an incident on board a train on August 20 this year.”

Gascoigne's personal struggles

October 1998: Admitted to hospital and starts therapy afer drinking 32 shots of whisky on night outSeptember 2008: Sectioned under the Mental Health Act after overdosing on alcohol and drugsFebruary 2010: Arrested for a disturbance outside a takeawayMarch 2010: Charged with drunk driving, driving without a license and driving without insuranceJuly 2010: Appears on the scene of stand-off between police and fugitive Raoul MoatJuly 2013: Arrested for assaulting a railway security guardOctober 2014: Police called to his home after a drink bingeJanuary 2017: Enters rehab again in a serious effort to stay ‘alcohol free’  The former Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio and Rangers man will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court on December 11.Gascoigne, who shot to fame at the 1990 World Cup and made 57 appearances for England, has been fighting an alcohol addiction for the last 20 years.The charge is the latest in a string of scandals which have come to dominate his private life.

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