The cross-dressing theatre scholar son of a high US banker wept in courtroom as he denied groping a feminine partygoer at an ultra-exclusive Bahamas resort.
Spencer Charrington, 19, insisted in courtroom that he’s homosexual and was merely complimenting Diana Lisovaya, 35, on her sparkly gown when he approached her throughout a glitzy ‘Moulin Rouge’ bash.
Lisovaya’s husband Philippe Gagnon, 55 – a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu – went on trial Monday accused of ‘inflicting hurt’ to Spencer by allegedly slapping and punching him.
Gagnon was arrested 4 days after the $1,000 per-head New 12 months’s Eve social gathering at Albany Bahamas, which was based by British billionaire Joe Lewis in 2010 with funding from Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake.
Spencer’s dad Peter Charrington led Citibank’s personal banking division earlier than stepping down 4 years in the past to change into senior government accomplice at Albany’s mother or father firm.
Spencer Charrington, a theatre scholar and son of a high US banker was comforted by his mom Jennifer after he broke down in tears when Philippe Gagnon was acquitted of assaulting him
Gagnon, a black belt in jiu jitsu and his spouse Diana Lisovaya left courtroom within the Bahamas collectively after the case towards him was dismissed by the decide
Charrington, 19, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after Diana Gagnon, 35, claimed he touched her hip space at a New 12 months’s Eve social gathering however that cse was later deserted
He and his spouse Jennifer appeared on from the general public gallery at Nassau Magistrates Courtroom as Spencer denied touching Diana within the hip space as she danced with buddies.
‘I stated your gown is fairly. It’s on theme for a Moulin Rouge social gathering. I’m unsure if she heard me,’ stated Spencer, who attends McDaniel School, a liberal arts school in Westminster, Maryland.
{The teenager} was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in April however was launched with out cost pending additional investigations.
‘I’m overtly homosexual. I’m not interested in ladies. I didn’t contact her in any respect,’ he insisted.
Spencer stated Gagnon, a Canadian expat, confronted him moments after the interplay, slapping him within the face, hitting him within the abdomen and pushing him to the ground.
‘Mr Gagnon informed me, “You’re a fucking f****t” repeatedly. The pinnacle butler pulled Mr Gagnon off of me. After that he sat me right down to a desk. I used to be in worry for my life,’ the teenager went on.
‘I had immense swelling to my left jaw and it damage to eat. It damage for just a few weeks after. I needed to take Tylenol and Aleve to curb the ache.’
Lisovaya could not have heard Charrington say that her gown she was carrying on the $1,000-a-head New 12 months’s Eve social gathering, the teenager admitted in courtroom
Diana Lisovaya and her husband Phillipe Gagnon are pictured on the $1,000-a-ticket Moulin Rouge themed New 12 months’s Eve bash
Underneath cross-examination from Gagnon’s lawyer, Bjorn Ferguson, Spencer denied invading Diana’s private area and ignoring repeated warnings from her martial artist husband.
‘Would you agree he might have completed extra to you than slap you?’ requested Ferguson.
Spencer’s dad Peter Charrington led Citibank’s personal banking division earlier than stepping down in 2020 to change into senior government accomplice at Albany’s mother or father firm
‘He might have completed so much worse to me,’ agreed Spencer, who wore a patterned shirt and pants to courtroom in stark distinction to the flowery clothes and blouses he sometimes wears in his social media posts.
Albany’s head butler Lavardo Bethel informed the courtroom he witnessed the alleged assault however appeared to confuse Spencer together with his father when he recalled Gagnon hitting Peter Charrington within the face and abdomen.
Justice of the Peace Algernon Allen Jr halted proceedings moments later when Bethel’s testimony was interrupted by the sound of somebody loudly clearing their throat within the public gallery.
‘The realm that got here from is Mr Charrington and his spouse,’ protested Ferguson.
‘Your worship the witness should not be beneath any duress. His proof must be voluntary. His employers are on this constructing and it seems he’s beneath intense strain to offer explicit testimony.’
The teenager who’s learning at a liberal arts school in Maryland was arrested however launched with out costs
Spencer’s social media pages reveal him to be a flamboyant dresser and a eager supporter of liberal causes together with Black Lives Matter and the ACLU
Gagnoncould have completed so much worse to me,’ Charrington admitted in courtroom
Peter Charrington, who spent 26 years working for Citibank, operating their personal banking arm within the UK, Greece and Israel earlier than being named CEO for North America, apologized for the interruption.
It did little to assuage the Justice of the Peace’s anger and after a brief adjournment for authorized arguments the case towards Gagnon was thrown out.
‘As a consequence of the allegations made and what the courtroom has seen, it seems the witnesses could have been influenced whereas giving testimonies. That may be prejudicial to the defendant Philippe Robert Gagnon,’ the Justice of the Peace stated.
‘As a consequence, Philippe Robert Gagnon is discharged. The prosecution can enchantment my determination.’
Spencer burst into tears on the Justice of the Peace’s ruling and buried his head in mom’s arms. Neither he nor his household commented as they left courtroom.
Dad-of-five Gagnon, whose $90,000-per-year Albany membership was suspended within the wake of the spat, informed DailyMail.com: ‘No one is above the legislation. Bahamian justice has prevailed.’
He and his spouse had refused to signal a proposed settlement from Albany’s legal professionals which might have seen the 2 sides pay each other $100 in damages and agree to not converse to the media.
Spencer’s social media pages reveal him to be a flamboyant dresser and a eager supporter of liberal causes together with Black Lives Matter and the ACLU.
In November he starred in a manufacturing of the Tony-Award profitable ‘Urinetown: The Musical’ with fellow college students from the McDaniel Theatre Arts Division.
His dad Peter left Citi in 2020 to change into a senior accomplice at Nexus Luxurious Assortment, a world actual property agency that operates high-end resorts and golf programs throughout the US and Bahamas.
In November 2022 DailyMail.com snapped world unique images of Sam Bankman-Fried pacing up and down anxiously on the terrace of his $40 million marina penthouse on the identical Bahamian complicated that the social gathering was held
The 600-acre complicated boasts a mega-yacht marina, a championship-caliber golf course designed by two-time US Open winner Ernie Els and even has its personal college
The Albany resort is alleged to function a strict no images or autographs rule to guard the privateness of well-heeled celebs who flock to the gated hideaway to benefit from the upscale services and powder-white personal seaside
Albany, one of many jewels in its crown, is alleged to function a strict no images or autographs rule to guard the privateness of well-heeled celebs who flock to the New Windfall getaway to benefit from the swish services and powder-white personal seaside.
The 600-acre complicated boasts a mega-yacht marina, a championship-caliber golf course designed by two-time US Open winner Ernie Els, a recording studio and its personal college.
Nightly renters pay something between $1,700 and $44,950 plus taxes, based on Forbes.
Jailed crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried beforehand owned a $40 million penthouse atop one in every of Albany’s luxe condo buildings.
In November 2022 DailyMail.com snapped world unique images of the shaggy-haired conman pacing up and down anxiously on the terrace as legislation enforcement closed in to arrest him over his collapsed FTX empire.
