Coventry striker Marlon King loses sex assault appeal
A footballer jailed for sexually assaulting a woman and punching her in the face, breaking her nose, has lost his appeal against the conviction. Coventry City striker Marlon King, 30, assaulted the woman, then 20, at a bar in Soho, central London, in December 2008 after she rejected his advances.
King received an 18-month sentence at Southwark Crown Court in October 2009. The Court of Appeal rejected his appeal, with three judges saying the case against King was "strong".
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A footballer jailed for sexually assaulting a woman and punching her in the face, breaking her nose, has lost his appeal against the conviction. Coventry City striker Marlon King, 30, assaulted the woman, then 20, at a bar in Soho, central London, in December 2008 after she rejected his advances.
King received an 18-month sentence at Southwark Crown Court in October 2009. The Court of Appeal rejected his appeal, with three judges saying the case against King was "strong".
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