Paul Gascoigne charged with sex assault
The former England footballer was arrested at Durham train station on 20 August and was charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train from New York to Durham.
The 51-year-old Mr Gascoigne shot to international limelight during the 1990 World Cup.
A spokeswoman for British Transport Police said Mr Gascoigne, of 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 20 August this year," she added.
After he left his hometown club Newcastle United in 1988, he enjoyed success at Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio and Rangers. In the past, he has had a well-documented struggle with alcoholism.
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