I kissed woman to boost her confidence, Paul Gascoigne tells assault trial
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#4SKDR)
Ex-footballer claims he told woman 'you're beautiful' after another passenger insulted her
The former England footballer Paul Gascoigne wept as he denied sexually assaulting a woman on a train, claiming he wanted to boost her confidence after she was called "fat and ugly".
The 52-year-old denied he was drunk or that he "forcibly and sloppily" kissed the passenger on a packed train on 20 August last year. The ex-Newcastle United star said he told the woman "You're not fat and ugly - you're beautiful inside and out", then gave her a "peck on the lips".
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