{"id":64443,"date":"2025-05-01T01:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/64443\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T01:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:53:11","slug":"channel-4-star-32-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault-after-alleged-attack-on-woman-at-posh-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/64443\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 star, 32, charged with rape and sexual assault after alleged attack on woman at posh pub"},"content":{"rendered":"

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 14:53 EDT, 30 April 2025 | Updated: 15:53 EDT, 30 April 2025 <\/p>\n

A star of Channel 4<\/a>‘s Amazing Spaces has been accused of rape and sexual assault, it has been reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James Catling, 32, allegedly attacked a woman at an upmarket pub\u00a0in Great Tew, Oxfordshire, in September 2022.<\/p>\n

He appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court yesterday afternoon after being charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault last month, according to The Sun<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Catling was arrested the day after the alleged attack but was released under investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His court appearance comes just two weeks after he\u00a0starred on an episode of long-running property show Amazing Spaces on April 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Host George Clarke was left speechless by Catling’s renovation of his rare Airstream campervan and described it as the best he had ever seen.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear when the programme was filmed, or whether Catling told Channel 4 that he had been charged with the offences when it aired.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Channel 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wearing black trousers and a chequered shirt, Catling spoke only to confirm his name, age and address in court yesterday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"James <\/p>\n

James Catling, 32, (pictured on Amazing Spaces) allegedly attacked a woman at an upmarket pub in Great Tew, Oxfordshire, in September 2022<\/p>\n

\"George <\/p>\n

George Clarke was left speechless by the ‘best’ campervan renovation he’d ever seen on Amazing Spaces. Pictured: The campervan after renovation<\/p>\n

\"Catling <\/p>\n

Catling appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court yesterday afternoon after being charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault last month<\/p>\n

He was released on bail and is due to appear at Oxford Crown Court in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was revealed on the show that Catling left his job as a property developer in 2019 to pursue his stream of restoring\u00a0Airstream silver bullet campervans in Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n

Before appearing on the programme, he had\u00a0flown to Boston in the hope of claiming one of the most priceless models of them all – a 1947 Airstream, currently the seventh oldest in the world.<\/p>\n

His find was incredibly rare – with original Airstream signs on the back and front, only used in the first few years of their production.<\/p>\n

But battered and lacking in its famous shine, the prized find needed hours of work and ‘deep pockets’ to restore to its original state.<\/p>\n

The episode witnessed James polishing the metal to make it look brand new, adding 800 new rivets and new panels, all while staying within his \u00a340,000 budget.<\/p>\n

And when George returned to see the final result at the end of the episode, he was simply blown away.<\/p>\n

\"When <\/p>\n

When George Clarke visited at the start of the programme, there was a lot of work to be done<\/p>\n

\"Catling's <\/p>\n

Catling’s Airstream camper which featured on the show is pictured before he began renovations<\/p>\n

\"George <\/p>\n

George Clarke gasped that the interior of Catling’s campervan even resembled a ‘luxury private jet’<\/p>\n

‘This looks absolutely amazing,’ he said, adding it was ‘the best’ he’d ever seen ‘without a shadow of a doubt’.<\/p>\n

Airstream is an American brand of travel trailer, known for their polished aluminum surfaces.<\/p>\n

They have been staples of the camper van industry since they were founded by Wally Byam in the late 1920s.<\/p>\n

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