London — London’s Metropolitan Police have charged comic and actor Russell Model with one depend of rape, oral rape and indecent assault and two different counts of sexual assault, the police pressure stated Friday. Model issued a press release on Friday denying the allegations towards him.
British detectives have stated they began investigating the TV star in September 2023 after “receiving a lot of allegations, which adopted reporting by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Instances.”
In September 2023, these British media shops printed claims by four women who stated they had been sexually assaulted or raped by Model between 2006 and 2013, on the peak of his fame.
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“The ladies who’ve made experiences proceed to obtain assist from specifically educated officers. The Met’s investigation stays open and detectives ask anybody who has been affected by this case, or anybody who has any info, to come back ahead and converse with police,” Metropolitan Police detective superintendent Andy Furphy stated in a press release Friday.
The police stated in a press release that Model would seem in a London court docket for a primary listening to on Could 2.
Authorities in London informed CBS Information that Model was charged by the police by way of “postal requisition, so isn’t in custody.”
He was to stay free on bail till his court docket look.
In a video posted Friday on social media, Model claimed the legislation within the U.Ok. “has change into a type of weapon for use towards folks, establishments, typically complete nations, that won’t settle for and tolerate ranges of corruption which can be unprecedented,” asking Britons, “how do you’re feeling about your authorized system?”
Within the video, which appeared to have been recorded exterior of the U.Ok., Model alluded to his adoption of Christianity, saying he accepted that “I used to be a idiot, earlier than I lived within the mild of the lord.”
“I used to be a drug addict, intercourse addict, and an imbecile,” he stated, “however what I by no means was, was a rapist. I’ve by no means engaged in non-consensual exercise. I pray that you may see that by wanting in my eyes.”
He concluded by thanking his supporters and saying he was grateful to have the chance to defend himself towards the costs in court docket.
