MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of sexually assaulting two women at private members' club
The jury deliberated for just over seven hours before acquitting the Conservative MP, who had denied two counts of sexual assault.
- On Friday, independent MP Patrick Spencer was acquitted by a Southwark Crown Court jury of two sexual assault charges after seven hours and six minutes of deliberation.
- The charges stemmed from an August 12, 2023, incident at London's Groucho Club in Soho, where Spencer was accused of approaching two women from behind and touching their breasts without consent.
- During trial testimony, Spencer characterized his behavior as "overfriendly" and "clumsy," while Mr Justice Garnham blocked evidence of an autism diagnosis, ruling it irrelevant to assault charges.
- Spencer, who lost the Conservative Party whip after being charged, wept as he embraced his wife Anna, stating the verdict drew "a very long and challenging period in my life to a close."
- Following investigation delays, Metropolitan Police Commander Andy Day apologized in 2025, acknowledging the case "initially fell below the high standards we would expect" and implementing victim-centered reforms.
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Patrick Spencer MP not guilty of sexually assaulting women at private members' club
Patrick Spencer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting two women at a private members' club in London.The MP, who was elected as a Conservative representative for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in 2024, 38, broke down in tears as he was cleared by a jury of sexually assaulting two women at London's Groucho Club. He was accused of coming up behind the women and putting his arms around them, "cupping" their breasts, at the club during…
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Great Yorkshire RadioMP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of sexually assaulting two women at private members' club
The 38-year-old politician was accused of "cupping" the breasts of two women. He denied two counts of sexual assault. After seven hours of deliberation, a jury at Southwark Crown Court found him not guilty of both charges.
Tory MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assault
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women at London's exclusive Groucho Club, breaking down in tears as the jury returned not guilty verdicts on both counts after more than seven hours of deliberation
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