Alleged victim goes public

The woman who has accused former Tory minister, Mr Neil Hamilton, and his wife, Christine, of sexual assault yesterday waived…

The woman who has accused former Tory minister, Mr Neil Hamilton, and his wife, Christine, of sexual assault yesterday waived her right to anonymity and declared she had nothing to hide.

Ms Nadine Milroy-Sloan (27), gave an interview to the News of the World and allowed the newspaper to publish her photograph.

She insisted she was prepared to go to court with her claim that the Hamiltons sexually assaulted her in a flat in Ilford, east London, on May 5th, while another man, Mr Barry Lehaney (60) raped her.

In the interview, the trainee college lecturer from Grimsby, Humberside, said the Hamiltons had accused her of hiding behind the anonymity granted to those claiming rape. "But I want the world to know I have nothing to hide," she said.

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The Hamiltons and Mr Lehaney have strenuously denied the allegations.

The Hamiltons claim they have eight independent witnesses putting them at Claridge's Hotel in central London at 6.30 p.m., the time when the alleged attack was being carried out.

One of the witnesses, Ms Lorie Karnath, told the Mail on Sunday that she and her husband had drinks with the Hamiltons at about 6.30 p.m. and that the couple appeared "very poised" and calm.

Mr Hamilton - who said at the weekend he had begun legal proceedings against the police for the return of his computers - said Ms Milroy-Sloan was playing a "high risk game" and he was prepared to sue her over the allegations.

"The rape is supposed to have happened at 5 p.m. The journey from Ilford takes about one hour by car and probably an hour and a half on a Saturday, so it's physically impossible for us to have been in Ilford, bearing in mind we were on the King's Road at around 3.30 p.m.," the former Tory minister said.

"The girl said the rape went on for several hours so that makes it totally inconceivable," said Mr Hamilton.