Sex assault actress wanted ‘big break’

An actress who claims she was sexually assaulted by a BAFTA nominated director was just after her ‘big break,’ a court heard. Stephen Fingleton, 35, allegedly attacked the woman after meeting her at a British Film Institute event in Leicester Square in October 2017, Isleworth Crown Court was told. In an early hearing, prosecutor Jocelyn Ledward told the court that shehe had invited him to her home for lunch to discuss the possibility that she might be cast in one…

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