LONDON: British police charged actor-comedian Russell Model with rape and a a number of counts of assault over plenty of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police assertion on Friday (Apr 4) mentioned.
Model, 50, the previous husband of US pop singer Katy Perry and as soon as one among Britain’s most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, had repositioned himself lately as an web social commentator.
Police mentioned Model, who lives in Oxfordshire, southern England, was charged with one depend of rape, one depend of indecent assault, one depend of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, and that the costs relate to 4 separate girls.
“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,” the assertion mentioned.
In 2023 the Sunday Occasions newspaper and Channel 4 TV’s documentary present Dispatches reported that 4 girls had accused Model of sexual assaults, together with a rape, between 2006 and 2013.
Model has beforehand acknowledged that he had by no means had non-consensual intercourse.
