Max Clifford a sexual bully, court is told

Former British celebrity publicist Max Clifford “used his position of power” to “humiliate” a teenage girl into performing a sex act on him, a court was told.

The 73-year-old is accused of assaulting the 17-year-old at his Mayfair offices in London between October 1981 and May 1982.

He allegedly locked the girl in his office and forced her to engage in a sexual act with him, a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London was told. When there was a knock on the door, he put his finger to his lips to try to keep her quiet, it is claimed.