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| Leslie quizzed on rape allegation | Leslie quizzed on rape allegation |
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| Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been arrested on suspicion of rape and released on bail. | Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been arrested on suspicion of rape and released on bail. |
| Scotland Yard said a man in his 40s was questioned over an allegation of rape and sexual assault dating from 1995. | Scotland Yard said a man in his 40s was questioned over an allegation of rape and sexual assault dating from 1995. |
| The former host of ITV's This Morning was acquitted in 2003 of two counts of indecent assault on a 23-year-old actress in May 1997. | The former host of ITV's This Morning was acquitted in 2003 of two counts of indecent assault on a 23-year-old actress in May 1997. |
| Mr Leslie denied the new allegations, said to concern a party at his London home, the Sun newspaper said. | Mr Leslie denied the new allegations, said to concern a party at his London home, the Sun newspaper said. |
| It reported the accuser was in her early 20s when she claims she was attacked. | It reported the accuser was in her early 20s when she claims she was attacked. |
| Name outed | Name outed |
| No charges were brought against the TV presenter, who was born in Edinburgh, following allegations arising from fellow host Ulrika Jonsson's autobiography, released in 2002. | |
| The book itself did not name him, but he was named in an apparent mistake by another TV host, Matthew Wright. | The book itself did not name him, but he was named in an apparent mistake by another TV host, Matthew Wright. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said on Monday night of the current allegations: "Officers are investigating an allegation of rape and indecent assault on a woman dating from November 1995. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said on Monday night of the current allegations: "Officers are investigating an allegation of rape and indecent assault on a woman dating from November 1995. |
| "At approximately 7pm this evening a man aged in his 40s attended a London police station by appointment and was arrested in connection with the inquiry. | "At approximately 7pm this evening a man aged in his 40s attended a London police station by appointment and was arrested in connection with the inquiry. |
| "He was interviewed and bailed pending further inquiries to a date in late August." | "He was interviewed and bailed pending further inquiries to a date in late August." |
| Mr Leslie was the 18th Blue Peter presenter for four years from 1989 alongside Anthea Turner and Caron Keating. | Mr Leslie was the 18th Blue Peter presenter for four years from 1989 alongside Anthea Turner and Caron Keating. |
| At the same time, he was appearing in newspaper columns for his high-profile social life and a relationship with Catherine Zeta Jones, before she moved to Hollywood. | At the same time, he was appearing in newspaper columns for his high-profile social life and a relationship with Catherine Zeta Jones, before she moved to Hollywood. |
| In the 1990s he worked on ITV game show Wheel of Fortune and daytime programme This Morning, taking over as co-host with Fern Britton when Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan left in 2001. | In the 1990s he worked on ITV game show Wheel of Fortune and daytime programme This Morning, taking over as co-host with Fern Britton when Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan left in 2001. |
| Following the allegations made against him in 2002, but later dropped, Mr Leslie lost his job on the programme. | Following the allegations made against him in 2002, but later dropped, Mr Leslie lost his job on the programme. |