Former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a train after he kissed her on the lips.
A jury at Teesside Crown Court cleared the former Tottenham and Newcastle midfielder of that offence, plus a less serious alternative charge of assault by beating which they were told to consider by the judge.
The 52-year-old Gascoigne said he had no sexual intention when he planted a sloppy kiss on the stranger, who he said had been abused by another passenger.
The case related to a train journey in between York and Newcastle in northern England in August 2018.
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