Chris Croucher, an award-winning Downton Abbey producer with terminal cancer, has avoided jail after sexually assaulting a woman at a Christmas party in 2019. Croucher, under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, made repeated advances towards the woman, even requesting a 'foursome'. He exposed himself and performed a sex act behind her after she refused his advances. Croucher was spared jail but received a community order, a three-month curfew, and was required to sign the Sex Offenders Register. The court heard that Croucher has terminal cancer and he has lost his job and relies on benefits.
