Max Clifford determined to clear his name, jury told

Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has told a jury he is determined to clear his name as he faces a fresh allegation of indecent assault.

Clifford was jailed for eight years in May 2014 after being convicted of a number of charges under Operation Yewtree, the Met Police investigation set up after the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Giving evidence on the first day of his defence for allegedly indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl more than three decades ago, Clifford said he hired private investigators to help prove his innocence in this case and the previous trial two years ago — allegations he said “disgusted” him.