John Leslie: Former Blue Peter presenter charged with sexual assault

The incident took place in Edinburgh on the Sunday 25 June

Former television presenter John Leslie has reportedly been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at an Edinburgh nightclub.

The 52-year-old, best known for presenting the show Blue Peter between 1989 and 1994, allegedly put his hand up a 26-year-old woman’s skirt earlier this year.

The incident is said to have taken place at the city’s popular Atik nightclub which was reopening following a £450,000 redevelopment.

Leslie – who also presented Wheel of Fortune during the late 90s but has since moved into property development – was first named by The Sun.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police in Edinburgh have charged a 52-year-old man following a report that a 26-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual assault at a nightclub in the Tollcross area on Sunday 25 June”.

A spokesperson for Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: “The Procurator Fiscal has received a report concerning a 52-year-old male, in connection with an alleged incident in Edinburgh on 25 June 2017. The report is currently under consideration.”