LONDON: British police charged actor-comedian Russell Model with rape and a a number of counts of assault over a variety of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police assertion on Friday (Apr 4) stated.
Model, 50, the previous husband of US pop singer Katy Perry and as soon as considered one of Britain’s most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, had repositioned himself lately as an web social commentator.
Police stated 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 ladies.
“The Met’s investigation stays open and detectives ask anybody who has been affected by this case, or anybody who has any data, to come back ahead and converse with police,” the assertion stated.
In 2023 the Sunday Instances newspaper and Channel 4 TV’s documentary present Dispatches reported that 4 ladies had accused Model of sexual assaults, together with a rape, between 2006 and 2013.
Model has beforehand said that he had by no means had non-consensual intercourse.
