Actor-comedian Russell Model charged with rape

British actor and comic Russell Model has been charged with rape and sexual assault, in response to London’s Metropolitan Police. The costs relate to incidents that allegedly happened over a time frame. Model, recognized for his roles in movies and his stand-up comedy, has denied the allegations.

The accusations, involving two counts of sexual assault, considered one of oral rape and considered one of indecent assault, in opposition to Model have surfaced following an investigation by authorities, per AP.

The investigation reportedly concerned 4 separate girls who got here ahead with claims in opposition to the actor.

The assertion learn, “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 communicate with police.”

AP additionally reported that the incident got here to mild in September 2023, when media shops Sunday Instances, the Instances and Channel’s 4 Dispatches printed accounts from the 4 girls alleging they’d been sexually assaulted or raped by Russell Model.

Model’s representatives have been contacted for remark however haven’t but offered an official assertion. The actor has beforehand confronted scrutiny within the media for his private life and outspoken public persona. Denying the allegations, he had known as them “very, very hurtful,” and talked about that his relationships had been “at all times consensual.”

In response to the BBC, one girl was raped within the Bournemouth space in 1999; one other was indecently assaulted within the Westminster space of London in 2001. A 3rd girl was orally raped and sexually assaulted in the identical space in 2004, whereas between 2004 and 2005, a fourth girl was additionally sexually assaulted in Westminster.

In response to the police, the 49-year-old comic and actor is because of seem in a London court docket on Could 2.

Rose to fame as a humorist, Russell Model moved into broadcasting, internet hosting nationwide TV and radio programmes. He hosted radio reveals on the BBC between 2006 and 2008. He additionally starred in a number of Hollywood movies.