A Conservative politician sexually assaulted two women nearly a decade apart in an “almost identical” way while his wife was away, a court was told. Charlie Elphicke, 49, who was the MP for Dover from 2010 until last December, is alleged to have sexually assaulted one woman at his home in 2007 and another, a parliamentary worker, twice in 2016. Southwark crown court has been told that in the first case Mr Elphicke invited the woman to his home for a drink while his wife was away. He is alleged to have kissed her and groped her breast. The woman said that she pushed him off her as he lay on top of her on the sofa, and then he chased

Source: The Times July 21, 2020 23:04 UTC