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my career Jury hears how MP described sex allegations in interviews with detectives
The ju ry then heard Evans’, police interviews as each al legation from the remaining. complainantswereputtohim. - The MP flatly denied an al-
. legation that he “cupped? the genitals of one young man in the Strangers’ Bar o f the House of Commons in May or June, 2010.
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: 4 Evans told officers: “With this one, it really is one of the,
. most absurd things you have • .put before me. It just beggars belief. It is absurd. 7 “This is vexatious and vin
dictive. " “I’m accusinghim of being
a liar. It’s vindictive.” v..: .- v : Thenextsexualassaultwas
■ put to the MP, alleged tojhave ■ taken place in February 2011, - near Evans’office in the House of Commons and involving touching the complainant. 1 v Evanswas asked i f there : , had been any sexual contact
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between him and the young man.^ ^
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. -; He replied: “None on that date or any other. I don’t find him attractive at all." - . ThecourtheardEvanswas
■ bailed until September lothf - 2013 when he was re-arrest-;
- ed and questioned over alle gations made by the final two, complainants, r. , _
_ . Evans was said to have p u t ,
• hishandsdownthetrousersof - a young man while on a night v
-> outinaSohobarin early 2003.- ■ ;- The MP told police he had >. “absolutely not” done such a thing. , * • He added:.“I’m staggered he’s made this sort ofallega- tion ifhe’s come forward ofhis,
. Nigel Evans MP outside Preston Crown Court -:
nal allegation; that he tried to kiss a young man near the
, Strangers’ Bar in the summer - of2010.
' •; But the.
MP.also said as ■'
there were links betweerfaT. number of the complainants,
2009, and later another young man told her he had been raped at Evans’ home follow ing a dinner party last Easter.;: y-: Dr Wollaston,- a qualified GP not currently practising, • previously worked as a police
he may be the victim of a plot - (forensic examiner dealing to “destroy his career”. . i“lt seems to me like an old ,pals act,” Evans told police.. ' “This is part of a plot; a com spiracy.” '
„• - - - - * g Af the end of the final po
lice interview, the MP add ed: “I think that this is just so’ weak, but it appears then on' TV,-1 have been arrested for : another case, it paints a pier s
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! been assaulted by an MP.” * :: : ,;; Amonth later the man told
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£ her about his subsequent dis- - cussion with the Tory .Whips •
°V™ ^ewffi; It beggarsbehef^-ture and it’s simply not fak”j;£S: m 2009; rnw^h he c^dfo| That’s just bonkers.”
■ g_ ^ a m e n t and had also sent him- ^ Dr Sarah Wollaston, MR,' .Whips.£7~- v'; .. 7 ^ ®map ip^ting him out for for Totnes in Devon, told the-"’’''Dr Wollaston said she ar-
^ ought Evans his EMfierintfieweelc,!aT6i^|7;Evahs’resignationrahdsMdhe(
ratures could dip to belowfreezinq victim had been sympathisf'- the seven alleged victims con- ^suehadbeenhandledwhenhe ; ‘ ' ingynthhimoverhispredic--- fidedmher.
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with victims of sexual and do- i mestic violence.
' Shesaidthefirst complain- ant raised the matter with fier.
-last March in the Stranger’s- Bar at the House of Commons: Shesaid: “He alluded to having
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lined his claims. ; She said she felt “frustrat-
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-ed” because MrBercow said he could not hear the com; 'plainant’s personal account
■ because of legal advice given, partly because the alleged
-rape had not taken place on the Parliamentary Estate. - - 'Theallegedrapevictimad-
mitted earlier in the trial that he exaggerated aspects of his
: story, butinsistedthatsexhad not been consensual.; :; ■ ; Under cross-examination, the student, in his early 20s,- agreed that what he had said- in evidence was not as “dra matic” as his initial state- ments to police.
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•The incident is said to haver taken place after the young
■ man attended a dinner party last year at Evans’s home in . Pendleton, where he agreed
; tostayovernightinaspareat- tic room.
-;: The MP’s account of events wasthatthepairkisseddown- -
: stairsandthattheyoungman willinglywenttobedwithhim
' and they had consensual sex. According to recorded
conversations with police, the complainant said Evans pushed him into a bedroom and shouted: “Stay here!”
i and tried to take his clothes ^ offhim.
. ' Hetoldpolicehestruggled
- with Evans when he awoke to find the MP having sex with < him.
But in evidence for the
_ prosecution, the man said he; ■ tookoflfhisdwnclothesbefore-
; climbing into bed, woke up to a find the MP on top ofhim, and >
v^^etoldofficerstl^aUeged:;:> MP, told the court fiiat^d^f^^MrahappKwffihSwtlieis^ ; saying that Evan's had pushed a ' r- ^ ‘’ '“-had taken his complaint to the
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As he told police in two phone 'calls last May. ,
“ ^“1 was just trying to save • face and not look stupid or- weak,” he said. 7 - - ' „
::rape complainant, who out-;®: > t-\ ,
- - ' V ■yil Pressed on why he appar-
lay “in shock” and still.'- " v. JHe. said-he (lid not recall s
i him*into the-hedroom andjS then on to the bed a^the MP-7
“tried to take my clothes off”, •:
. ently told police he had been pushed onto the bed, he said: “I donlt remember saying that”. Giving his third day of
, evidence, the complainant denied he and the MP had consensual sex and he had “regretted it ever since”. He told thejury what he did
regret was “my cowardicef at allowing himself to get into the situation where he ended
• up in bed with Evans. The court heard that in his
second phone call to police, the man said he had stayed in the MP’s bed because he
• “didn’t , w ant to make him angry.;-, he’s a very powerful man.” ■ He told detectives he need ed ajob after he graduated and
• Evans had promised to put in a good word for him. The court heard that the
man said he had not invited or wanted any sexual contact, but got under the covers with Evans after he was “escorted” to the bedroom.- : Mr Wright asked: “Is it
- simply that on reflection you wish none, o f this had ever happened?” - • '. The alleged victim replied:
; “Yes,'I do wish none of this happened.” - ■
v MrWrightadded:“Andyou
; have recollected events to this -jury that is inconsistent with ■ what actually took place.” “No,” said the complainant. Mr Wright went on: “And
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■- that in fact there was consen- ; sual activity betweenyou that night and in the cold light of day you regretted it and you have regretted it ever since.”
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Lancashire men and women who willreceive Maundy
Maundy Money recipients, including some from Ribble Valley, are countingdown to the big day VJ
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Money from HM the Queen at Blackburn Cathedral gath ered there last Saturday to hearthetraditional Maundy Lecture.
The Queen isgiving out Maun dy Money in Lancashire for the f irs t time on Maundy Thursday, April 17th. A total of88menand88women-be- cause 88 is the monarch’s age - have been nominated to re ceive the Maundy coins, in cluding recipients from the Ribble Valley. They travelled with fam
ily and friends to the region’s Anglican cathedral to hear the Maundy Lecture, which is held every year a few weeks before the big day. The Maundy Service is run
by the Royal Almonry, an of fice of the Royal Household, and the lecture was deliv ered by the Lord High Almon er, currently the Bishop of Worcester, the Rt Rev. John Inge.-Lancashire’s own Bish op, Rt Rev. Julian Henderson, • also attended the event. After leading the large
group who attended the lec ture in prayers, Bishop John - outlined the history of the service; gave explanations of the symbolism that surrounds it and answered questions. He said: “It will be a won
derful and historic day and it is my privilege to talk to you about the Royal Maundy. It will be a day o f great celebra tion of Christian service, with Her Mqjesty being the model
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of leadership through service. “It will be very moving for
you to receive this recogni tion. It’s a unique honour as, unlike for other honours, the Sovereign comes to you.” . The Bishop went on to de
scribe how the act of the mon arch giving Maundy Money is an act of humility, reflecting Jesus’sactofhumihtymwash- ing the feet of the disciples the day before Good Friday. . There were moments of
humour from past services as well, like the tale of one recipi ent who gave the Queen ajar of home-made marmalade in return for the Maundy Money I Following the lecture, Paul
Leddington Wright, secretary totheAlmonry, discussed the practicalities of the day itself with the recipients, and Bish op Julian gave thanks for the
Children can hop into action with an Easter bunny hunt
An Easter bunny hunt starts in Clitheroe today. The new president of
Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Tony Gould, who runs Party People, has organised the hunt which will see a number of balloon bunnies around town in var- io u s
shops. Children taking part
7 S The alleged victim replied: “No.” 7.® ; MrWright said::?And what < you sought to do is t o ration alise your, conduct in a way ; that is consistent with the ac- : count you have given to save
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your conscience about it.” The man'resp on d ed : “That’s so far-fetched ” '
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need to get an entry form from Party People, Castle- gate; The Chocolate Box, King Street; Cupcake Bou-. tique; Swan Courtyard; Megabites,-Moor Lane; or Sowerbutts Furnishers, King Street. v Children then go around;
the town trying to find all •: the bunnies and
hand.the entry form back into one of the shops mentioned above.::
The entry forms that have
the correct number of bun nies will go into a draw and the winner will receive a gi ant chocolate bunny, cour- : tesy of Justin Smalley, from The Chocolate Box. .The competition is free
to all schoolchildren and will run from today (March 27th) to Saturday, April 19th, when there will be an “Easter ■ Eggstavaganza” in the Swan Courtyard. Entertainment for chil
dren will be provided along with face painting and musi- > cal activities. The events are organised
by Clitheroe Chamber of Trade with details available from any shop with aballoon ? bunny, or displayingaposter - advertising the events.
lecture. The Queen will at tend the Royal Maundy Serv ice in Blackburn with HRH Duke o f Edinburgh on April 17th. Although the service is a private, ticketed event, there will be lots of opportunities for the wider community to get involved. The cathedral is working
closely with the council, po lice and other local agencies, as well as the Royal Almonry in London, to ensure the event runs as smoothly as possible. ' A full programme of Royal
themed activities is planned, with Blackburn with Darwen Council working with busi nesses and groups. This will include family at
tractions on Maundy Thurs day as part of the normal Easter programme of events. The royal party is due to ar-
rive at Blackburn Railway Sta tion at approximately 10-45 am and will be driven slowly down Church Street to the ca thedral for the historic serv ice.
Arrangements are being
made to ensure anybody who wants to help welcome them can do this safely. In keeping with the wish
es of the Queen it will be busi ness, as usual .with very little disruption in the town. Following the service, in
keeping with Royal Maundy tradition, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to spend time with religious and civic dignitaries at Blackburn Rovers Football Club. Because the main focus of the day is the town centre, there will be very limited opportunity to see the Queen here.
J ' NEWS IN BRIEF' F O R A L L Y O U R Motorists urged to lock their cars
Motorists are being urged to keep their vehicles locked and secure at all times. The warning has been - issued by Insp. Hassan. ' Khan, o f Clitheroe Police, after goods worth £400' were taken from vehicles parked in Chatbum Road,' Clitheroe. The thefts occurred on ' the evening o f last Tues day, March 18th, and
among the items stolen were sunglasses, money
: and a sat nav device. Insp. Khan said: “These cars
.weretargetedbyoppor- .tun is t thieves. Simple steps can be taken tcTpre- vent them. Car owners should keep their vehicles locked and belongings o u t . of sight.” If you witnessed anything suspicious, please call po- liceonioi.
Missing Clitheroe teenager is found
A 15-year-old girl from Clitheroe who had gone missing on Wednesday of
- lastweekhasbeenfound safe and well.
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A police appeal was launched after the teen ager ^was last seen at 8-30::1 pm on Wednesday in th e : . <
: vicinity o f Haslingden - ' Road, Blackburn.
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Shehadpreviouslybeen reported as missing on - Monday March 10th, but
. was found earlier last - -:«s week before going miss- :: ing again last Wednesday,; Marchigth.
: In the latest incident, sh e ; :was found by police on: - Fridaymomingandre- turned home. - --
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Sheila Shaw (left), of Mellor, andDianaSwarbrick,ofLongridge,are - among the 88 women who will receive Maundy Money from the Queen, while Keith Sower-butts (above left), from Salesbury, is among the 88 men.
Canon Andrew Hindley
who is co-ordinating the ca thedral arrangements locally said: “The lecture was a happy occasion and everyone who at tended learned a lot. “Meanwhile, our prepara
tions for the historic service itself are now moving in the final stages.
“The music and hymns
have been chosen, and file ca thedral is being made ready overthenextfewweeks. ' “I am delighted to say that
the existing partnership be tween the borough and the ca thedral has shone through in: the way everyone has worked together.”
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