Crispin Odey ‘was like Octopussy when he groped me,’ claims banker

A banker sobbed over the phone to her boyfriend after she was sexually assaulted by a top hedge fund manager at his Chelsea home, a court heard. Crispin Odey, 62, attacked the 26-year-old 23 years ago in July 1998 when he was 39, it is claimed. The arch Brexiteer, who donated £10,000 to Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign, ‘launched himself’ at her, prosecutors claim. Her then-boyfriend told Hendon Magistrates’ Court she was ‘absolutely’ excited to meet the head of Odey Asset…

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