The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. They began a consensual sexual relationship two years later. She alleges he was abusive and once penetrated her without her consent. He strenuously denies any unlawful behaviour and maintains all their sex was consensual. Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel JohnsonProducer: Katie GunningAdditional reporting: Jess SwinburneOriginal music and sound design: Tom KinsellaSeries editor: Matt RussellEditor: Jasper Corbett To find out more about Tortoise:<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download</a> the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content<a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Become a member</a> and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. They began a consensual sexual relationship two years later. She alleges he was abusive and once penetrated her without her consent. He strenuously denies any unlawful behaviour and maintains all their sex was consensual. Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson Producer: Katie Gunning Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella Series editor: Matt Russell Editor: Jasper Corbett To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. They began a consensual sexual relationship two years later. She alleges he was abusive and once penetrated her without her consent. He strenuously denies any unlawful behaviour and maintains all their sex was consensual. Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel JohnsonProducer: Katie GunningAdditional reporting: Jess SwinburneOriginal music and sound design: Tom KinsellaSeries editor: Matt RussellEditor: Jasper Corbett To find out more about Tortoise:<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download</a> the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a> to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content<a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Become a member</a> and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The fan | Master Ep 4

Introducing...Lucky Boy Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom and thought he was the luckiest boy in the world. But when she walked out of his life everything started to unravel.&nbsp; Lucky Boy is a new four-part series in which Chloe Hadjimatheou asks who gets to be a perpetrator and a victim. Episodes 1 and 2 are available to listen now. To listen to episode 3 today, subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or download the Tortoise app. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website&nbsp;<a href="http://observer.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tortoisemedia.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@tortoisemedia.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Introducing...Lucky Boy Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom and thought he was the luckiest boy in the world. But when she walked out of his life everything started to unravel.  Lucky Boy is a new four-part series in which Chloe Hadjimatheou asks who gets to be a perpetrator and a victim. Episodes 1 and 2 are available to listen now. To listen to episode 3 today, subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or download the Tortoise app. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing...Lucky Boy Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom and thought he was the luckiest boy in the world. But when she walked out of his life everything started to unravel.&nbsp; Lucky Boy is a new four-part series in which Chloe Hadjimatheou asks who gets to be a perpetrator and a victim. Episodes 1 and 2 are available to listen now. To listen to episode 3 today, subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or download the Tortoise app. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website&nbsp;<a href="http://observer.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tortoisemedia.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">hello@tortoisemedia.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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