Patrick Spencer Acquitted on 2 Sexual Assault Charges After 7 Hours of Jury Deliberations
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 17
Patrick Spencer Acquitted on 2 Sexual Assault Charges After 7 Hours of Jury Deliberations
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 17
Summary
Southwark Crown Court cleared Patrick Spencer, 38, of two sexual assault counts after a jury of eight men and four women deliberated for seven hours and six minutes.
The case centered on August 2023 allegations that Spencer touched the breasts of two women during separate encounters at London's Groucho Club after approaching them and pressing drinks on them.
Spencer denied the accusations throughout the trial, telling jurors he was drunk but not out of control, that one alleged contact never happened and the other was accidental and unintentional.
The Central Suffolk and North Ipswich lawmaker was elected in July 2024 and has sat as an Independent since the Conservatives removed the whip in 2025 after he was charged.