LONDON — British police on Friday charged Russell Model with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when 4 girls alleged they’d been assaulted by the controversial comic.
London’s Metropolitan Police power stated Model, 50, faces one rely of rape, one in all indecent assault, one in all oral rape and two of sexual assault.
The alleged offenses contain 4 girls and came about between 1999 and 2005 in central London and the English seaside city of Bournemouth.
Police stated the investigation stays open and urged anybody with related data to contact the power.
In September 2023, British media shops Channel 4 and the Sunday Instances printed claims by 4 girls of being sexually assaulted or raped by Model. The accusers haven’t been recognized.
The comic, writer and “Get Him To The Greek” actor has denied the allegations, saying his relationships have been “always consensual.”
Identified for his unbridled and risqué standup routines, Model hosted reveals on radio and tv, wrote memoirs charting his battles with medicine and alcohol, appeared in a number of Hollywood motion pictures and was briefly married to pop star Katy Perry between 2010 and 2012.
Lately, Model has largely disappeared from mainstream media however has constructed up a big following on-line with movies mixing wellness and conspiracy theories. He lately stated he had moved to the US.
Model is because of seem in a London courtroom on Might 2.
Jaswant Narwal, of Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service, stated prosecutors “rigorously reviewed the proof after a police investigation into allegations made following the published of a Channel 4 documentary in September 2023.
“We have concluded that Russell Brand should be charged with offences including rape, sexual assault and indecent assault,” Narwal stated.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.”
In January the BBC apologized to employees members who felt unable to complain about Model’s conduct due to his celeb standing. Model had two weekly radio reveals on the BBC from 2006 to 2008 and labored periodically on quite a lot of short-term initiatives.
The BBC acknowledged that it was “clear that presenters have been able to abuse their positions” prior to now.
