Leslie to stand trial on sexual assault charges

British TV presenter John Leslie was today committed to stand trial at Southwark Crown Court on two charges of indecent assault…

British TV presenter John Leslie was today committed to stand trial at Southwark Crown Court on two charges of indecent assault.

Former ITV host Leslie (38), was committed in a short hearing at Bow Street Magistrates' Court, central London, and will make his next appearance at Southwark on July 31st.

Leslie was sacked from the This Morningprogramme on ITV in October following newspaper claims about his personal life.

"There is absolutely no truth in the charge made against me ... I eagerly await my trial to confirm my innocence and to reclaim my life," he told reporters when he was charged last month with two counts of indecent assault.

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The two assaults, both on the same woman, are alleged to have taken place within three days in May 1997.

Edinburgh-born Leslie was arrested in December 2002 after voluntarily attending a police station following allegations of sexual assault.

A former presenter of the children's show Blue Peter, Leslie became a household name after joining This Morningin 1999.