A former Ashurst lawyer has been accused of lifting up a woman's skirt, slapping her bum and calling her an "Australian slut".
Alastair Main is accused of sexually assaulting the 27-year-old at Putney's London Rowing Club last December. Prosecutor Ruth Alabaster told Wimbledon Magistrates' Court that Main pulled up the woman's skirt "and hit her on the bum". She said he also poured a pint over the woman's head, which he has admitted, and that earlier in the evening "he called her an Australian slut". Alabaster said the case would turn on CCTV footage.
35-year-old Main attended Nottingham Law School and qualified at Ashurst, joining Coutts after four years as an associate. He now works at an asset management company. A talented oarsman, Main represented England at the Home International Regatta in 2003 and won the Thames Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Alastair Main is accused of sexually assaulting the 27-year-old at Putney's London Rowing Club last December. Prosecutor Ruth Alabaster told Wimbledon Magistrates' Court that Main pulled up the woman's skirt "and hit her on the bum". She said he also poured a pint over the woman's head, which he has admitted, and that earlier in the evening "he called her an Australian slut". Alabaster said the case would turn on CCTV footage.
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35-year-old Main attended Nottingham Law School and qualified at Ashurst, joining Coutts after four years as an associate. He now works at an asset management company. A talented oarsman, Main represented England at the Home International Regatta in 2003 and won the Thames Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. He has pleaded not guilty.
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It's a "minor thing" he shouldn't have done.
What next? Letting rapists off if they're good at swimming? Wait.....
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Are you as righteously outraged at her as you are the man in the article? You can pretend, but I bet you are not. The industry is not misogynistic; it is misandrist.
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