Russell Model charged with rape and sexual assault

Russell Model has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005.

The fees relate to 4 separate ladies.

The comic and actor has been interviewed a number of occasions by police since an investigation by the Sunday Occasions, the Occasions and Channel 4’s Dispatches in September 2023 revealed a number of critical allegations in opposition to him.

The 49-year-old has beforehand denied the allegations, calling them “very, very hurtful”, and saying his relationships have been “all the time consensual”.

In a brief assertion, the Metropolitan Police mentioned it had written to Model to tell him that he was being charged with one allegation of rape, one allegation of indecent assault, certainly one of oral rape and two additional counts of sexual assault.

The drive mentioned it’s alleged that:

• In 1999 a girl was raped within the Bournemouth space.
• In 2001 a girl was indecently assaulted within the Westminster space of London.
• In 2004 a girl was orally raped and sexually assaulted within the Westminster space of London.
• Between 2004 and 2005, a girl was sexually assaulted within the Westminster space of London.

Model has been instructed to look at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket on 2 Might, however he’s believed to be in the US.

In these conditions, the place a suspect could also be abroad, prosecutors search to agree the defendant’s return. If there isn’t any co-operation from a suspect, authorities then take into account looking for extradition.

Jaswant Narwal of the Crown Prosecution Service mentioned: “We now have in the present day authorised the Metropolitan Police to cost Russell Model with quite a lot of sexual offences.

“We rigorously reviewed the proof after a police investigation into allegations made following the published of a Channel 4 documentary in September 2023.

“We now have concluded that Russell Model needs to be charged with offences together with rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. These relate to reported non-recent offences between 1999 and 2005, involving 4 ladies.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everybody that prison proceedings are energetic, and the defendant has the correct to a good trial. This can be very necessary that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of data on-line which might in any approach prejudice these proceedings.”

The Metropolitan Police’s detective superintendent Andy Furphy, who’s main the investigation, mentioned: “The ladies who’ve made experiences proceed to obtain help from specifically skilled 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 return ahead and communicate with police. A devoted group of investigators is obtainable through e-mail at CIT@met.police.uk.

“Help can be accessible by contacting the impartial charity, Rape Disaster at 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Help Line.”

Model rose to fame in as a slapstick comedian, performing on the Hackney Empire in 2000 and later the Edinburgh Fringe.

He later moved into broadcasting, internet hosting nationwide tv and radio programmes.

His profession included internet hosting radio reveals on the BBC, particularly for six Music and Radio 2, between 2006 and 2008.

He additionally fronted tv programmes on Channel 4, and starred in Hollywood movies.