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MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults
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NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage of MP Patrick Spencer's acquittal broadly agrees on the facts of the case, with all outlets reporting that he was found not guilty of sexual assaults at the Groucho Club. However, the framing and emphasis of the story differ slightly across the outlets, with left-leaning sources like The Guardian and Mirror News using phrases like 'cleared of sexual assault' and 'cleared of sex assaults', while right-leaning sources like The Independent use more formal language like 'acquitted of Groucho Club Assaults'. The tone of the coverage is generally neutral, with some outlets like the Mirror News adding a humanizing detail about the MP being in tears.
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The Guardian
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer cleared of sexual assault
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich found not guilty after incident at Groucho Club in London in 2023
A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women at the Groucho Club in London after claiming that he just wanted to give them a hug.
Patrick Spencer was seen on camera coming up behind two women and putting his arms around them at the private members’ club during a night out in August 2023, l…
17 Jul, 16:37
Evening Standard
MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults
A jury deliberated for just over seven hours before finding Spencer not guilty of two counts of sexual assault.
17 Jul, 16:27
The Independent
Tory MP Patrick Spencer cleared of Groucho Club sexual assaults
The MP covered his face with shaking hands as the verdicts were delivered
17 Jul, 15:49
Mirror News
MP Patrick Spencer in tears as he's cleared of sex assaults at Groucho Club
MP Patrick Spencer, 38, who was accused of touching the breasts of two women at London's Groucho Club, has been found not guilty of sexual assault
17 Jul, 15:39
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