English soccer great Paul Gascoigne will appear in court charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train.
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The 51-year-old was arrested at Durham station on August 20.
British Transport Police (BTP) say he was charged with one count of sexual assault by touching.
Gascoigne, who played for Newcastle United, Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and Everton among other clubs, has protested his innocence on Twitter, saying he stepped in to comfort a woman after she was called a "fat cow".
"A man is due to appear in court next month charged in connection with the sexual assault of a woman on board a train from York to Durham," a BTP spokeswoman said in November.
"Paul Gascoigne, of Amy Street, Leicester, was charged via postal requisition with one count of sexual assault by touching, contrary to Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
"The charge relates to an incident on board a train on August 20 this year."
He will appear in Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Australian Associated Press